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 →
Please see the brief description below and download the pack for more information on this exciting opportunity to work in environmental education at the fantastic Sutton Ecology Centre! Apply now! An opportunity is available for an enthusiastic volunteer to run both formal,… Continue Reading →
Last week the SNCV were out coppicing at Ruffett and Bigwood, a large woodland nature reserve owned by the Woodland Trust, that the SNCV helps to manage. Volunteers go out to Ruffett and Bigwood around twice a year to carry… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Over the past year the SNCV have been actively involved in managing one of Sutton Council’s most recently acquired sites, Queen Mary’s Woodland. Earlier this year volunteers embarked on an epic task to remove large swathes of cherry laurel that… Continue Reading →
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