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Into the Wild: Guildford Activist Sleeps With Badgers to Raise Funds for Homeless Youth

James Miller, an environmental campaigner and nature documentary film-maker, spent a night with a badger sett, in a wood near Guildford to raise money for leading youth homeless charity Centrepoint.…

Established Nests of Merrow’s Swifts Saved by Guildford Conservation Group

A dispute over scaffolding blocking swifts migrating to their customary nests in a shared property in Merrow has been resolved to allow them clear entry. Sarah Davis and John Bannister,…

High Rise Accommodation Now Available in Shalford, If You Are Swift

By Martin Giles Passers-by in Shalford are noticing a new erection by the village green and questioning its purpose. It is a “Swift Tower” designed to attract summer visiting swifts…

Britain’s Most Bijou Butterfly Makes Comeback on North Downs

Rising from the rubble of a derelict sports ground, Britain’s smallest butterfly, the small blue, is making a comeback at Surrey Wildlife Trust’s newest nature reserve, Priest Hill near Epsom,…

A Royal Visit

by Martin Giles When I heard the buzzing I thought another bumblebee had wandered in through the window and I got ready to usher it back outside. Then, when I…

Stag Hill By Name and Now Stag Hill By Nature

Stag Hill is believed to be so named because it was on the southern end of Forest of Windsor, reserved in medieval times for royal hunting parties. But since Guildford…

Two Tawny Owlets Rescued After 35-foot Drop From Nest

by Hugh Coakley Specialists rescuers from the Wildlife Aid Foundation performed a daring 35 foot (10m) climb up a swaying tree in Worplesdon to replace two one-week old tawny owlets…

Letter: You Can Find Insect Wildlife in Every Park and Garden

From Harry Eve There may be something of interest lurking in any tree, bush, verge or your local park. I found this female green crab spider on a tree in…

Extinction of Insects Threatens Surrey Wildlife, and Our Own Lives

Extinction of Insects Threatens Surrey Wildlife, and Our Own Lives

A frightening new report from a group of Wildlife Trusts has revealed a drastic drop in insect numbers in Britain, with 41 species facing extinction. In 2017, the State of Surrey’s Nature…

An Abundance Of Butterflies On Broadstreet Common Near Fairlands

There is an abundance of butterflies on the wing at Broadstreet Common, near Fairlands, this year. And this could be part of a national phenomenon says the charity, Butterfly Conservation.…

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