River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
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Cleavers
Familiar as the bristly plant that easily hooks on to our clothing as we walk through the countryside or do the gardening, cleavers uses its hooks to help it climb and to disperse its seeds.
Shrimply Demonic: The Exorcism of the River Wey
The Hunt for the Demon Shrimp in the River Wey
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.
Surrey river restoration to tempt brown trout upstream
A River Mole Catchment Partnership project to restore the natural course of the Rye Brook, near Ashtead in Surrey, is helping to encourage brown trout upstream and capture flood waters.
How are volunteers helping monitor river health?
Cranleigh Rivers Group is a great example of how people from local community are making a difference.
Wildlife at risk on farms as vital hedge and river rules vanish
The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts say rivers and hedgerows are at increasing risk as UK Government fails to enshrine basic protection for nature on farms.
Greening our streets
Working together to bring wildlife to our neighbourhood.
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Find out who we are and what we do. Get the latest wildlife news and keep up to date with issues effecting nature in Surrey.
Do a litter pick or beach clean!
Be a wildlife saviour and do a litter pick or beach clean!
How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of…
Rivers
From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.