By Malcolm Fincham By the middle of June the weather had become more settled around Surrey and its surrounding counties. A much appreciated opportunity came my way to visit Farlington…
July 11, 2019 / 2 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley, who keeps bees in Worplesdon Many people are shocked to learn that beekeepers routinely treat their bees with chemicals. They expect bees to be entirely natural. But…
July 1, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham. This report focusing on summer migrant the nightjar. The nightjar is one of our most fascinating summer migrants that come to visit and breed on our Surrey…
June 30, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreA once declining heathland landscape at Wisley and Ockham Common, has been transformed by Surrey Wildlife Trust into a thriving nature reserve of the highest conservation status. Awarded favourable condition…
June 27, 2019 / 6 Comments / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations This time of year is always busy and, although the earlier dry (if not particularly warm at times)…
June 24, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham In contrast to last year, June 2019 continued to bring an unsettled and somewhat cool theme to the weather. A window of opportunity on June 2 presented…
June 19, 2019 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter It could be six years before trees are planted to replace those felled due to Ash dieback, Surrey county councillors were told this week.…
June 15, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig It’s definitely mowing season! In recent weeks I’ve mown St Catherine’s and Millmead locks, as well…
June 14, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham With most of the local summer visiting birds now either seen, photographed, or having past through without my noticing them, there was now little possibility of adding…
June 4, 2019 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon We hear about the internet of things in the workplace and in the home. Not surprisingly and not before time, it is spreading slowly…
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