Swifts will soon have a new place to nest in Shalford thanks to a project funded by developer contributions and the Surrey Hills Trust Fund. Artist Will Nash has been…
December 29, 2018 / 3 Comments / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham – a Christmas special To my delight nature has returned once again to adorn a tree near a busy road junction in Guildford, decorating it with a…
December 27, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As winter began to take shape, the lure of the seaside took me out of Surrey on a couple of day trips in a southerly direction down…
December 18, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations The darker evenings, lower temperatures and wetter weather really lets me know that winter is on its way. …
December 5, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As we reached the middle of November winds briefly turned to the east, bringing a cooler feel to the air. It had also brought with it a…
December 4, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. He forecasts momentous changes in beekeeping in what otherwise has been a craft which has only gently bumped forward into the 20th century. Change…
December 1, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham The colours of autumn were at their most resplendent around the Surrey Hills during the first weeks of November. Although Atlantic, low pressure, weather systems had begun…
November 20, 2018 / 4 Comments / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig I spent the beginning of October getting locks and visitors moorings mown prior to taking some…
November 18, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations One of the things I love about my job is the fact that working outdoors lets me appreciate…
November 13, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham A temporary change in the weather across Surrey on Sunday, October 14 brought a day of steady rain, dampening my hopes of birdwatching. By the following week,…
November 11, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read More
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