David Bellamy gave away 500 native trees for the citizens of Brighton and Hove to promote an active interest in backyard biodiversity.
This conference was instrumental in showing the strength of concern for our local Biodiversity from which grew support for the development of Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve now designated by UNESCO.
Big Nature supported the running and organisation of this successful event.
This local event inspired the charity Butterfly Conservation to take this citizen science project to a national audience.
Thousands of people attended this event to identify as many different forms of life as possible in Brighton and Hove's first ever Bioblitz.
Citizens of Brighton & Hove and Le Harve, France were encouraged to record Bee species which was collated and stored at the Sussex Biological Records Centre.
The schools from across Brighton and Hove participated in a biodiversity themed parade.
Winners of the competition received a butterfly guide book signed by David Bellamy
The Natural History Museum (agents for the CBD) agreed to a loose association of organisations interested in working together for the IYB2010.