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Green Hay

One of our main aims at the SNCV is the conservation and improvement of sites of wildlife value throughout the borough. On Thursday, the team headed over to Roundshaw Downs with the intent of doing just that through ‘sward enhancement’. This is a management technique… Continue Reading →

Surveying

On Saturday, I took part in another wildlife training day at the Ecology Centre, with Dave (Sutton councils Biodiversity Officer) at the helm. This time, we were exploring the lives of dragonflies, or Anisoptera (warriorflies) and Zygoptera (damselflies) as I now like… Continue Reading →

Summer Sightings

Within the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed two butterfly species never previously observed at Anton Crescent Wetland, Avenue Primary School and Cuddington Meadows. The sightings of brown hairstreak (Thecla betula) at Anton Crescent Wetland and chalkhill blue (Polymmatus coridon)… Continue Reading →

New Task Programme!

Here’s the new task programme for July – October 2015! Lots to do working towards our Higher Level Stewardship targets, so continued volunteer support in delivering the habitat management and back-office work is very much appreciated. Please do get in touch if… Continue Reading →

Now recruiting!

Sutton Nature and the London Borough of Sutton Biodiversity Team are looking to recruit a new volunteer Biodiversity Assistant to assist in the day-to-day running of Sutton’s nature reserves, including chalk downland, woodland, open water and reedbed. You will need… Continue Reading →

Task Day Update – Roundshaw Woods

Over the past few weeks the SNCV have been regular visitors at Roundshaw Woods. The team spent several task days getting stuck into removing overgrown trees and scrub, growing against the fence line that borders the site. This stretch of… Continue Reading →

Losses to Common European Bird Species

Last week the Guardian published an interesting article that highlighted the startling decline of common bird species, such as the sparrow and skylark, across Europe. This information comes from a recent study, which has shown that bird populations across Europe… Continue Reading →

CAP reform and the EU

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 →

New Task Programme – Out Now!

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 →

Cutting at Kimpton

This Tuesday the SNCV were out at Kimpton Balancing Pond and Buffer Strip. This nature conservation site is hidden away behind the Kimpton Industrial Estate but provides a valuable wildlife corridor and pond habitat for wildlife. The focus of Tuesday’s… Continue Reading →

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