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Category Habitat management

Chalk Grassland Habitats

 This week we are shining the spotlight on chalk grassland habitats. Here in Sutton we are lucky enough to have several chalk grassland sites, including: Cuddington Meadows, Avenue Primary School Nature Area, Carshalton Road Pastures, Devonshire Avenue Nature Area, Wellfield Grasslands… Continue Reading →

Hazel Coppicing

Continuing the woodland theme this week, volunteers were out on 3rd March to do some more woodland management, but this time at Roundshaw Woods. Roundshaw Woods is predominately oak woodland with an elm, field maple, blackthorn and hazel understory. This… Continue Reading →

Species Spotlight: Silver-washed Fritillary

Woodlands have been very much in the news these days and here in Sutton, several volunteer days have been spent at Queen Mary’s Woodland recently, and indeed the volunteers were back on site again on Tuesday 25th  February to carry… Continue Reading →

Task Programme – Out Now!

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

Avenue Primary School

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 →

Queen Mary’s Woodland

On Tuesday 11th February, volunteers braved the wet conditions to spend the day working at a new site. Queen Mary’s Woodland is a large stretch of undisturbed woodland, only recently acquired by Sutton Council. At around five hectares is size,… Continue Reading →

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 →

Snowberry Bashing at Roundshaw Woods

The task on Tuesday 28th January saw Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers at both Anton Crescent Wetlands and Roudshaw Woods. The first half of the day was spent finishing off the hedgelaying work at Anton Crescent, and once that was complete,… Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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