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Date: Monday 16 September
Time: 1:45pm - 3:30pm
Location: West Horsley Village Hall
Our speaker is John Ryan, environmental affairs specialist Toyota UK.
June is Toyota GB’s annual Green Month, in which the company runs a series of displays, talks and green initiatives at its Surrey headquarters. These are designed to raise awareness of environmental issues and introduce eco-friendly initiatives as part of the company’s commitment to achieve its Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050.
Working with Kew Gardens, the Surrey Wildlife Trust, and local environmental contractor Conservation & Access, Toyota staff created a range of installations.
These included:
- New Eco-HQ signage printed on recycled aluminium – colourful signs that give extra insight into the species that make the Toyota gardens their home
- Two new bug hotels
- A hibernaculum to give frogs and recently discovered newts a safe place to hibernate for the winter
- A habitat stack to provide a home for detritivore species, such as stag beetles, that consume dead wood and are an important part of the food chain
- Ten bird boxes, ten bat boxes, and an owl box
Toyota GB’s HQ in Burgh Heath, Surrey, is surrounded by gardens that increase biodiversity and enable wildlife to thrive, while creating an attractive backdrop for the offices. The range of habitats includes fruit trees, ponds, wildflowers, shrubs and beehives. In addition there are several areas for staff to walk through and sit in during breaks.
Since moving to the Burgh Heath site in 2001, Toyota has put various wildlife initiatives in place, introducing native plant species from the surrounding countryside and even introducing a number of beehives to the site. There is evidence of 12 scarce invertebrates plus amphibians, birds and bats in the gardens.
John will tell us about Toyota’s environmental approach starting with their Environmental Challenge 2050 and how it filters down to local activities such as their work on the Burgh Heath site.
Come at 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start, entry £2 on the door includes tea and biscuits afterwards. All are welcome, WI members, partners and friends. Please register your interest to book a place by emailing: hello@3science.org.uk. No prior science knowledge is necessary to enjoy these talks.
For more information please contact us on hello@3cscience.org.uk or look at our website at 3cscience.org.uk.
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