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Task Programme – Out Now!

The new task programme for March through June is out now. Click the link to have a peek!

March 2, 2014

On Tuesday 18th February, the Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers started the day off at Avenue Primary School Nature Area. Avenue Primary School Nature Area is a small chalk grassland site hidden within the school grounds. This site is very important… Continue Reading →

February 26, 2014

Workday this Saturday 22nd @ Sutton Ecology Centre

Using mushrooms and straw to tackle pollutants in the Wandle. Claire from the Wandle Trust explains: We need volunteers to help us with our project to improve water quality in the Wandle. We are using a pioneering technology of mixing… Continue Reading →

February 20, 2014

Hedgelaying at Sutton Ecology Centre

On Saturday 8th February, the London Borough of Sutton ran a short day course in practical hedgelaying. The course, delivered by Sutton Biodiversity Officer, Dave Warburton, started off proceedings at Sutton Ecology Centre in the Old Rectory building in Carshalton…. Continue Reading →

February 10, 2014

Childish fun!

Check out the newly added events for children and young people for February half term and April’s Easter holidays, run by Sutton’s Biodiversity Team!

February 7, 2014

How the Decline of Hedgelaying has effected the British Countryside

The art of hedgelaying has been practised for hundreds of years. Traditionally used to create sturdy barriers to secure livestock and to give them shelter from the wind, they also provide invaluable habitat, and more importantly, connectivity for many species…. Continue Reading →

January 31, 2014

Hedgelaying at Anton Crescent Wetlands

On Tuesday 20th January the Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers were carrying out the traditional practice of hedgelaying at Anton Crescent Wetlands. Hedgelaying is typically carried out on agricultural sites to provide boundaries for fields or to keep livestock enclosed. But… Continue Reading →

January 22, 2014

Winter Tree Identification

On Saturday 18th January, the London Borough of Sutton ran a short day course in winter tree identification. The course, delivered by Sutton Biodiversity Officer, Dave Warburton, started off proceedings in the beautiful Honeywood museum located next to Carshalton Ponds…. Continue Reading →

January 20, 2014

The Ecological Benefits of Coppicing

Last week, the Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers were carrying out coppicing at Ruffet and Bigwood in Coulsdon, a site owned by the Woodland Trust, that Sutton Council helps to manage. Coppicing is the practice of cutting trees and shrubs to… Continue Reading →

January 20, 2014

Course on how to identify winter Trees

Want to learn how to identify trees without their leaves? Then you’re in luck! There are still a few spaces on our winter tree ID course next Saturday 18 January, so book today! We’ll look at the most common British… Continue Reading →

January 12, 2014

Helping wildlife on Sutton's doorstep

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