Anna Colligan

From idea to reality – the story of a successful green corridor in East Walworth

By / September 10, 2024

Earlier this year, SNAV members were fortunate to be taken on a tour of East Walworth Green Links with Lorraine Hilton, Diano Opio, and Roger Thorner. We were very impressed to see the ongoing high level of accomplishment in grassroots urban greening. The dramatic change to several blocks of East Walworth, from previously car-dominated grey …

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More homes for swifts in East Dulwich

By / April 18, 2024

SNAV member Steven Robinson has recently co-ordinated a Dulwich Society Wildlife Committee nest box project in East Dulwich for swifts.  UK swifts have declined by more than 60% between 1995-2021, largely due to the loss of nest sites. East Dulwich still has a good swift population and Steven and the Committee members want this to continue. 21 boxes have been installed on people’s homes …

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Susan, Anna, and Jenny during their presentation at Southwark's Environment Scrutiny Commission

SNAVers Advocate for Bigger, Better, More Joined Up Nature in Southwark

By / June 20, 2024

SNAVers Anna Hwang Colligan and Simon Saville are working as co-optees on Southwark’s Environment Scrutiny Commission 2023-24. The 27th February meeting, focusing on biodiversity in the borough, was led by ESC chair Margy Newens and featured presentations from SNAVers Jenny Morgan and Susan Crisp as well as Anna and Simon. SNAV’s contribution to the Commission …

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SNAV and Camberwell Groups Win £34k funding for North Camberwell Green Corridor

By / April 6, 2022

Press Release April 2022 A consortium of Camberwell community groups have won a grant from the Rewild London Fund to improve green spaces for wildlife along the North Camberwell Wildlife Corridor.   Southwark Nature Action Volunteers will work with Elmington Community Gardens and Benhill Road Nature Garden to deliver the nature corridor across six small sites …

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Towards an IWM Southwark

By / March 9, 2022

IWM stands for Integrated Weed Management, and is considered the most ecologically friendly and practical way to deal with plants popping up in unexpected places. It means land managers combine an increased tolerance for wild plants with mechanical and other non-chemical weed removal strategies. This enables the banning of glyphosate and other toxins, except as …

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The birds at Burgess 2021

By / January 24, 2022

Mediterranean Gull – Josep del Hoyo, Macaulay Library Goldeneye – Dorian Anderson, Macaulay Library By Dave Clark Writing this in January 2022, the focus of birding interest centres around the lake at Burgess Park. Geese, gulls and cormorants increase their numbers at this time of year as they battle to survive the natural elements and …

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Good News for Elmington Woods

By / November 25, 2021

Good news for Elmington Woods! After 18 months of effort in restoring the green space in this area, gardening and litter picking, cultivating community confidence and building awareness, Elmington Community Gardens has received explicit, written, positive reassurance from Southwark Council that all plans for infill development in this spot have been shelved, and the land is now …

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CGS Proposal: First steps toward biodiversity at the Magistrates Court

By / November 25, 2021

This proposal is for the area around the old Magistrates Court site behind Camberwell Green – part of a wider scheme for a green route for nature between Burgess Park and Camberwell Green. The site around the magistrates court is an opportunity to extend the green space at Camberwell Green by depaving around the site. …

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