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We have great pleasure in extending a warm welcome to this year’s AGM. Join fellow volunteers as we reflect on the year’s successes and look forward to 2020. As a charity our constitution requires us to hold an election every… Continue Reading →
Although we all work hard to complete the jobs on our Task Programme, you don’t have to be super strong, or have any particular skills to join in. All you have to do, is contribute to the best of… Continue Reading →
Have YOU explored Sutton’s wildlife sites? Whether you have or not, we want to hear from you! The Council are currently putting together a printed ‘Explorer Map’ for the community to raise awareness about nature sites within London Borough of Sutton…. Continue Reading →
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 →
On Saturday 06th July, the Biodiversity Gardens team headed down to the Mayfield Lavender Festival in Banstead to run a Minibeast Hunt for children. The team was really excited to see the beautiful purple-carpeted fields of lavender up-close, and get… Continue Reading →
On Saturday 25th May the Biodiversity Gardens project held their first ‘Spiders for Beginners Training Day’ at the Ecology Centre. The course was led by myself (Robin) with Tom Thomas from the British Naturalist’s Association as our hired spider expert for… Continue Reading →
Beautiful Snowdrops dot the lawns and verges. Brilliant pinks, yellows and purples of crocuses are starting to shine through as they emerge from the soil. These are sure signs that the bleak winter is coming to an end and spring is… Continue Reading →