biodiversity – Page 6 – Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers

Discover your garden’s wildlife potential…

It’s just over a month now until our action-packed SHOWCASE! Spaces are limited so book your place now! Click here and follow the instructions. You can book multiple places at once but please note the 8+ age limit. There is… Continue Reading →

Discover your garden's wildlife potential…

March 20, 2013

Creatures of change

Wherever you were in Sutton on Tuesday 5th March, I’m sure you would agree that it was nothing short of a beautiful spring day. The first days of sunshine in spring are always the most appreciated after a long, bitter… Continue Reading →

March 7, 2013

Garden Wildlife Showcase: 27th April @ Wallington County Grammar School

This is a great opportunity for everyone to come along to this free event and find out more about gardening for wildlife. Spaces are limited, so book early! Guest speakers will be on hand to provide expert advice on how… Continue Reading →

March 4, 2013

New Task Programme!

The task programme for March through June is just over there, cunningly placed in “Task Programmes”! We’ve got loads of practical events to get involved with, botanical surveys to help you appreciate what’s (almost) under your nose and some specialist… Continue Reading →

February 27, 2013

Our first month as Biodiversity Assistants

It was 2 months ago now that Chris and I received the fantastic news that the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) had accepted us onto their ‘Biodiversity Graduate Training Programme’, based at the Sutton Ecology Centre. Two months on, spring is on our… Continue Reading →

February 25, 2013

Biodiversity Education Assistant Wanted

Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers are looking for a new volunteer! A Biodiversity Education Assistant is required to assist with all aspects of the London Borough of Sutton’s Biodiversity Education Service from March to September 2013. This role is suitable for candidates who… Continue Reading →

February 18, 2013

New Newsletter!

‘Hedge accentors’, hedgerows, hedgehogs & herptile events, a call to arms for Spring Cleaning, annoy your MP on Early Day Motion 603, the first SNCV Award (well done Mike!) and some dodgy TV programme plug; all in the new January… Continue Reading →

January 22, 2013

Monty Python’s Dying Harrier

OK, so it isn’t exactly breaking news but the recent Guardian article on hen harrier Circus cyaneus breeding success, or, rather, the lack thereof, is a timely reminder of the kind of state much of our most scarce and beleaguered wildlife find themselves in these days. Even… Continue Reading →

January 13, 2013

Monty Python's Dying Harrier