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Beekeeper’s Notes: Bees And Coronavirus

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The beekeeping season has started again with a tentative look inside hives to check that all is ok. Some of the weaker colonies are…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.204

By Malcolm Fincham March 1, introduced the first meteorological day of spring and a promising one it was too. Several bumble bees could be seen dancing around the cherry blossom…

Photo feature: Spring is Here!

By Martin Giles It can be all too easy to get fixated on the latest crisis news but mother earth and nature continue regardless. In recent days spring has made…

8,000 Surrey School-children Have Pledged to Save Water and Wildlife

More than 8,000 school-children aged five to 11 have to save water and create space for wildlife after Surrey Wildlife Trust visited 35 schools in the county promoting a programme…

Richard’s Wey – March 2020

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations What a winter this has been and the last few weeks have been the worst of the lot!…

Riff Raff Diary – March 2020

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig At the risk of stating the obvious, the last few weeks have been dominated by dealing…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.203

By Malcolm Fincham Prevailing winds across the UK continued to be the theme throughout February, dropping more rain on already saturated soil. It was far from the best conditions for…

Beekeeper’s Notes: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It?

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon I read recently that a ‘splatometer’ test in Denmark, a survey of insects hitting the car windscreen, showed an 80% decline in abundance since…

Late Winter Interest at RHS Garden Wisley

During the colder months, many are surprised by how much seasonal horticultural interest can be discovered. At RHS Garden Wisley, the team curated the Winter Walk to showcase a wonderful…

Star Count 2020: Connecting More People With Starry Skies

The countryside charity CPRE (formerly the Campaign to Protect Rural England) invites everyone to join in with Star Count 2020, a fun and easy way to enjoy the wonders of…