Lib Dems dig in for Springwatch

11.58.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sun 8th Jun 2008

Graham Pooley digs out a trench for the new garden

On Saturday, local Liberal Democrats joined a range of BTCV volunteers and residents of the Brownings Avenue / Eastern Crescent area to build garden areas on the field in between. It was all part of the BBC Springwatch project. Local ward councillors Graham Pooley and Jude Deakin, Cllr Alan Arnot (Patching Hall) and Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson took part in the digging and planting process.

Jude Deakin & Stephen Robinson bed-in plants for the wildlife garden

From the BBC website:

Jude Deakin & Alan Arnot take a break from digging out the flower garden

"Breathing Places is a major BBC Learning campaign to inspire and motivate you to create and care for nature-friendly green spaces where you live." http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/

Springwatch on your doorstep - http://snipurl.com/2em27 [From www_bbc_co_uk]

Springwatch is back on the TV at the end of May 2008 and this year, there's a chance to get involved in a project in Essex. BBC Essex will be at Brownings Avenue in Chelmsford on Saturday, 7, June. It's one of around 50 events right across the UK.

The Springwatch Action Team will be at Brownings Avenue on Saturday, 7 June from 11am to 3pm creating a garden area for people and wildlife. There are two ways you can join in.

• Come along and enjoy the free, family activities on offer including a colouring competition and seed planting.

• Sign up to volunteer and spend a morning or afternoon working alongside the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers.