Projects

Canterbury Urban Biodiversity Survey (CUBS)

In 2005 the Friends of Canterbury Environmental Education Centre won an award from The Heritage Lottery Fund to fund a Canterbury Urban Biodiversity Project for 2 years.

The Canterbury Urban Biodiversity Survey aimed to-

Carry out FREE training courses and guidance of volunteers interested in surveying local urban biodiversity and developing the local area for the benefit of wildlife

Collect wildlife records which will aid conservation

Develop a local scheme encouraging residents to conserve habitats

Work closely with schools to develop school grounds as sites for conserving and studying wildlife

Develop a "Biodiversity Trail" that links important local wildlife sites and is promoted to the public

Please click below for the following downloadable information about the CUBS project

CUBS newsletter

Wildlife recording sheet (for many records)

Wildlife recording health & safety guidelines

Click here if you'd only like to email a few records or notes to the project

April 2007 saw the end of the funding for the project officer and CUBS. Over the project a total of 512 volunteer days were worked at a cash value of over £30,000! A celebration of the project's success was held at the centre and guests included volunteers, partners of the project, Friends and centre staff. Special thanks were given to project officers Alex and Paul and to all the dedicated volunteers.

Canterbury Environmental Education Centre and the Friends group still welcomes volunteers and wildlife records. Click here for more information.

Sensory Garden
Between October 2006 and March 2007 CEEC worked with the SureStart project to provide outdoor play sessions for local families and nurseries. As part of the project we were given funding to make-over our Sensory Garden area to make it more accessible and enjoyable. With the help of staff and volunteers easy access paths and ramps were added, sensory zones created, play areas constructed and much planting and painting was carried out. Come and visit to see for yourself!

New Classroom
The centre now has a new fully equipped second classroom allowing 2 classes to visit on any one day (up to 70 children!). The room is also available to the public for venue hire for meetings and functions.

Easy Access Trail

In an aim to make the site more accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs we have created a hard surfaced trail around part of the lake. The path conforms to DDA regulations meaning even more people can come and look for wildlife and enjoy the site.