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Beekeeper’s Notes: Link Between The Wonder Of Plastics And Guildford Association’s Chairman
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon A tenuous link coming up, with a couple of things from last week. I was looking at a plastic spout that had come adrift…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.220
By Malcolm Fincham An overcast day with light drizzle was the welcoming start to November 1 as Dougal and I drove to West Sussex. Not an ideal day to rejoice,…
Did You Know Guildford’s Countryside Team Manages 2.5% Of Entire Borough Land Area?
Hugh Coakley meets Guildford Borough Council’s countryside ‘outdoors’ team and hears about the often unsung work they do behind the scenes in the borough’s open spaces. “Our work here is…
University of Surrey’s Impressive Collection of 2,800 Trees
By Hugh Coakley Visitors to the University of Surrey will often be struck by how built up the campus is. But the 33 hectare Stag Hill campus, bounded by the…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 219
By Malcolm Fincham Autumn was well and truly upon us in the Surrey Hills as October opened its doors. Although still mild, the colours in its landscape were now turning to…
Beekeeper’s Notes: Is Too Much Urban Beekeeping a Bad Thing?
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon It’s a very quiet time of the beekeeping year. Time for a bit of reading and a report from the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew…
Giant Hunting Spiders Once Feared Extinct Discovered on Surrey MoD Site
After more than 25 years without a sighting, some of Britain’s largest and most endangered spiders have been rediscovered on a Ministry of Defence (MoD) training area in Surrey. Surrey…
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…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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