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.…
June 18, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreA 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,…
June 17, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreBy 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…
May 30, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreRising 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,…
May 28, 2020 / No Comment / Read Moreby 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…
May 23, 2020 / 2 Comments / Read MoreStag 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…
May 16, 2020 / 1 Comment / Read Moreby 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…
April 26, 2020 / 2 Comments / Read MoreFrom 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…
April 19, 2020 / 3 Comments / Read MoreA 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…
November 25, 2019 / 2 Comments / Read MoreThere 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.…
July 22, 2019 / 2 Comments / Read MoreClick on cartoon for Dragon story: Public Asked for Views on SCC’s Proposal for Reduced Speed Limits
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