This Tuesday the SNCV were back in action after the Christmas break, and kick-started the year with a trip to Wandle Valley Wetlands. Wandle Valley Wetlands is a local nature reserve that sits alongside the River Wandle. The reserve is managed… Continue Reading →
This frosty Tuesday, the SNCV began the first stage of pond works at Anton Crescent Wetlands. This local nature reserve is fairly small in size, but has one of the densest reedbeds in the whole of Sutton, and is home… Continue Reading →
As we approach the end of November and the beginning of December, pond work season is underway for the SNCV. Volunteers have been getting back into the waders and braving the cold waters to clear out ponds once again. Pond work… Continue Reading →
I have just read a recent article by Michael McCarthy in the Independent newspaper, with McCarthy stating what impact leaving the EU might have (a referendum will take place in 2017 if the Conservatives stay in power). McCarthy feels that the… Continue Reading →
Our new task programme is now available: November 2014 – February 2015! We’ve got more invasive species control at Queen Mary’s Woodland, plenty of pond vegetation clearance, coppicing at Ruffett & Bigwood and hedgelaying at Anton Crescent Wetland (again!). What better way… Continue Reading →
Autumn brings colder weather and shorter days creepup upon us. Although it becomes increasingly tempting to stay inside to escape the cold and wind, there’s plenty of interesting plants and wildlife to see out and about this time of year. One of the familiar… Continue Reading →
This weekend the Sutton Nature teamed up with a group of young people from The Challenge, an organisation designed to encourage young people to challenge themselves and try new things. The team were out at Roundshaw Downs, carrying out blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)… Continue Reading →
This August bank holiday the SNCV braved the wet weather at the Environmental Fair at Carshalton Park. Despite the considerable support from volunteers at the SNCV stall, the weather was determined to keep the crowds away! Nonetheless, the SNCV were… Continue Reading →
This Tuesday volunteers spent the day at several different sites removing two problematic plants: ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) and ragwort (Senecio jacobaea). The first of these, ground elder, is a perennial plant belonging to the carrot family, that is said to have… Continue Reading →
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