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Work Starts On Canal’s Latest Restoration Project

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust has begun work on a major restoration project within its Surrey length. The two- to three-year ambitious project will be largely carried out by…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.218 Scilly Adventures!

By Malcolm Fincham Everyone must agree, this year has been a stressful one for many, myself included. Having ridden the waves of fear and trepidation of Covid since March, I…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.217

By Malcolm Fincham A mostly settled last few weeks of September gave me enough time, despite daylight hours getting increasingly shorter, for a few ventures around the Surrey and Hampshire…

Beekeeper’s Notes: Honey Better Than Antibiotics And David Beckham Takes Up Beekeeping

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon I still find it a wonder to see the golden liquid coursing from the extractor when we harvest the honey from our hives. The…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.216

By Malcolm Fincham Notable signs of summer waning were continuing to display as we approached the first day of meteorological autumn. (Always September 1). This year’s late summer bank holiday…

Notice: Alphabet Sketches For Guildford-based Wildlife Charity

Amur tiger, buffalo, chimpanzee… David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is delighted to announce that Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020, Andrew Pledge, is sketching animals in alphabetical order in aid…

Guildford & District RSPB Group Members Show Their Photographic Skills

The RSPB Guildford & District Local Group has moved its meetings online and is proud to show some great photo taken by its members.  The group reports that it usually…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.215

By Malcolm Fincham By August 16 the heatwave had passed and average temperatures had made a return. The tide of summer was turning and birds from their northerly were now…

Beekeeper’s Notes: Wasps On The Rampage Again

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The wasps are at it again. Desperate for food in the last knockings of their short existence, they are investigating anything sweet and sticky…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 214

By Malcolm Fincham Things cooled down, though only briefly during the first days of August. Before the first week was out the heat had returned, bringing with it some breathless…