Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig The main focus for me during the past few weeks has been to complete the annual…
February 7, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreSurrey Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) management of Whitmoor Common in Worplesdon, the largest area of open heathland in the Guildford area, has been awarded the highest standard for heathland management by…
February 2, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. Winter is a quiet period for beekeepers. The bees are surviving the cold snap by clustering together to keep warm and by eating their…
February 1, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As we entered the second half of January the skies attempted to brighten and, at long last, some pleasant colour began to return to some of my…
January 29, 2019 / 1 Comment / Read MoreThe Friends of Chitty’s Common group is starting to make in-roads into the overgrown meadow area. A dried-up pond on the common at Rydes Hill, Guildford, has now been dug…
January 25, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham The new year started in its usual fashion for me and a couple of my birdwatching pals. This year, involving what turned out to be nine miles…
January 22, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig At the beginning of November I was unfortunate enough to break my wrist. With my arm…
January 20, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations It was great to see so many people making the most of the dry weather between Christmas and…
January 18, 2019 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As another year of birdwatching drew to a close, weather began to settle down as we approached Christmas. Temperatures continued to remain reasonably mild around the local…
January 6, 2019 / No Comment / Read Moreby Hugh Coakley, beekeeper in Worplesdon It’s seasonally cold now and the bees are clustering together in the hive to keep warm. They don’t venture out below 8C to 10C…
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