Category Ecology

Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers and London Borough of Sutton’s Biodiversity team are looking for a second Biodiversity Assistant. I have been in the role for a good few months now and am enjoying it immensely. Here’s why you should join me…… Continue Reading →

Some of you may have seen the post that we shared on Facebook earlier today regarding the funding arrangement between Surrey County Council and Surrey Wildlife Trust. Whilst we have removed the post, as we have been made aware that there… Continue Reading →

Biodiversity Education Assistant Description Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to help run both formal, and informal, environmental education sessions for children aged 3-18 years at Sutton Ecology Centre as well as other green spaces and… Continue Reading →

Much of the work that Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers undertakes can be easily described as ‘risky’. Working with large weights in adverse conditions and hazardous environments is like bread and butter to the volunteers (as long as there’s a cup… Continue Reading →

This is something of a follow up to Joe Grainger’s great blog post last year  – covering many of the reasons behind surveying for Brown Hairstreak eggs, and methodology of BH conservation efforts undertaken on many of the sites we help… Continue Reading →

Over the past few months, a huge effort has been invested by SNCV and local Queen Mary’s Woodland volunteers to bring future floral splendour to the woodland. Nature conservation is a discipline that is always informed by science and occasionally,… Continue Reading →

The new task programme is now out: November 16 – February 17 With the addition of colour coding it hasn’t been easier to see what regular SNCV volunteers and Sutton’s Biodiversity Team will be getting up to and what seasonal… Continue Reading →

Something awful has happened to Sutton’s Biodiversity team… …It’s got me in it! It’s Adam Asquith, by the way. Hello everyone! I’ve been volunteering twice weekly with the SNCV for well over a year now, getting my hands dirty with… Continue Reading →

What a magical day. I could never have imagined that tugging up ragwort could be such a wonderful experience. Let me start by explaining I am a volunteer for Sutton Nature Conservation and I am part of a team that… Continue Reading →