Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. There are some beekeeping techniques that can seem a bit drastic. A method called ‘shook swarm’, which is vigorously shaking bees into a new…
April 1, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreSomething new and exciting has been born on Farnham Heath Nature Reserve this Spring and it’s caught the attention of the BBC. “The House of Invisible Hands” is a permanent…
March 28, 2019 / 1 Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig The beginning of February started with a busy time for me operating weirs. I also needed…
March 24, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham A few hints of spring activity was starting around Surrey countryside during the first weeks of March. The fine warm weather of late February had ignited the…
March 22, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations Ok, so some of you may say I was asking for it when I said how dry January…
March 11, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Having endured the brief cold spell at the strat February, an unseasonably mild and fine spell of weather arrived to complete the second half of the month.…
March 9, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. The beautifully warm if unseasonal weather has brought the honey bees out in force. We are just starting to see the bumblebee queens emerging…
March 1, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham A cold start to February throughout the UK brought with it clear skies and a few frosty nights. Saturn and Venus could seen in the south-east quarter…
February 19, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreSurrey Wildlife Trust is looking for youngsters aged 16 to 18 who want environmental lobbying, scientific research or communications and media experience to join its free environmental Youth Summit on…
February 14, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations Every month of the year seems to be busy with an ever-changing variety of work that moves with…
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