Category Ecology

Last week, accompanied by a small group of novice lepidopterists (me being very very novice!), I attended a ‘Butterfly Study Day’, hosted by Dave Warburton, Sutton’s senior biodiversity officer, in Carshalton. I’ll be honest, I have had a hard time finding… Continue Reading →

The new task programme is now out March – June 2017 As the weather starts to show signs of improving, so habitat improvement activities are set to exploit the warmer temperatures and increasing day light hours. With hundreds of plants, seeds and trees set to grace the lighter conditions at Queen Mary’s Woodland, created over […]

The week before last, joined by a third torch in the form of Mary, Sutton’s Biodiversity Education officer, we finally did the last of our 4 week set of newt surveys at the Sutton Ecology Center ponds. Unfortunately bad weather… Continue Reading →

After a few shadowy, eye-strainy outings with sup-par lamps (detailed in my previous newt survey logs #1 and #2) we finally received our shiny new batteries – and they really did shine! With the extra firepower we were able to… Continue Reading →

Following up the first, dimly lit newt survey on the 18th April , we returned to the Ecology center ponds last week with newly bought batteries in tow that would hold their charge all night and dazzle and bamboozle any unwary… Continue Reading →

Last night Alex and I braved the darkness to peer into the depths of the various pools and ponds around Sutton Ecology Center. Armed with some huge, ominous looking survey flashlights we strode into the mild evening,  hoping to find… Continue Reading →

Have you ever wondered about the carpet of spongy, wet greenery on the woodland floor, or strange, small cushions poking out of cracks in walls and pavements? Called Bryophytes (incorporating Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts), these tiny, insignificant looking plants can… Continue Reading →

The new task programme is now out March – June 2017 As the weather starts to show signs of improving, so habitat improvement activities are set to exploit the warmer temperatures and increasing day light hours. With hundreds of plants,… Continue Reading →