Blog: Conservation

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Hedgerow

How to lay a hedge

Hedgelaying is a traditional skill which used to be commonly practised by farmers during the quieter winter months, between November and March, when plants lie dormant.

Hedgelaying season is underway!

November saw the start of both hedge planting and hedge laying for Surrey Wildlife Trust’s Hedgerow Heritage Project.

Slow worm

Home is where the herp is

Bay Pond’s overwintering facilities have had an upgrade thanks to the 1st Whyteleafe Scouts!

Farmer and advisor

The Jordans Farm Partnership

Polly Rattue from Jordans offers an insight into the partnership that puts nature at the heart of their cereal farming.

Cased caddisfly larva

Riverflies: the canaries of the river

Maddy Simmonds, zoologist and passionate science communicator, recently volunteered on a riverfly monitoring training day. Here, she tells us what the day entailed.

Unstead Nature Reserve

Restoring the flow

Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, Unstead nature reserve is a wetland once more.

Beaver

The Return of Beavers to Surrey

When I first started working for the Surrey Wildlife Trust back in 2013, I remember sitting in stunned silence when an officer from the Environment Agency suggested that one day beavers could be…

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