Fringe Box

Socialize

Twitter
Home » Archives by category » Nature (Page 25)

Watching Wisley – The RHS Guide to Autumn Delights

Autumn is a wonderful time of year at RHS Garden Wisley, with an abundance of vibrant seasonal colour on display at every turn. The Guildford Dragon asked for seasonal updates…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.196

By Malcolm Fincham By the middle of September the weather had been turned on its head. The long, dry spell and late summer sunshine had been brushed aside by Atlantic…

Riff Raff Diary – October 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig Now with the autumn equinox behind us and the hours of daylight growing shorter by the…

Beekeeper’s Notes: Getting Stung Where It Hurts Most

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon I was stung by a bee the other day and it hurt. The pain was so intense, I could do nothing for a few…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.195

By Malcolm Fincham A continuation of fine, sunny and dry weather in the south-eastern quarter of the country during the first weeks of September allowed me ample opportunities of getting…

Richard’s Wey September 2019

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations August always seems a funny month to me as, although it’s the school holidays and peak season for…

Riff Raff Diary: September 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig Heading into late summer, I’m continuing with my routine work of mowing and strimming although the…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.194

By Malcolm Fincham By the start of August, blackbirds, normally with ‘fluty’ songs, had once again fallen silent for the rest of the year. However, it wasn’t too long before…

Beekeeper’s Notes: Spare The Wasps

Hugh Coakley Worplesdon beekeeper It’s coming to the end of the beekeeping season now. Honey has been taken from any hive that can afford to spare it and we are…

Riff Raff Diary – August 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig The dry weather over recent weeks has meant that I’ve only had the one adjustment to…