Volunteer working parties are making good progress clearing overgrown parts of Chitty’s Common at Rydes Hill, Guildford. One of the organisers of the Friends of Chitty’s Common group, Sue Day,…
April 21, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham On Thursday, March 15 I had first sighting of the year of a sand martin, as it flew overhead on its arrival. Back from Africa, holding some hope…
April 1, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. He talks about the new season starting again. It’s has been a lovely, seasonal month. ‘In like a lion and out like a lamb’…
April 1, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham As February came to a close, an icy blast from the east had well and truly hit the UK, although Surrey seemed to have suffered far less…
March 17, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations Apart from the occasional wet day here and there February’s weather was definitely a lot more settled than…
March 13, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig Now at the end of February, the sun is shining and there is snow on the ground.…
March 12, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Chasing hawfinches around the Surrey countryside had become a bit of an obsession this winter. Not just for me, but for many a keen birdewatcher. The large…
March 5, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. He talks about whether local honey can help hayfever sufferers. Does local honey cure hayfever? There are different views ranging from the sceptical ‘No, it’s…
March 1, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Was the blood super moon that lit the night sky as it rose over the Surrey Hills an omen for a change in the weather? Winter may…
February 19, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations In regards to weir operation, January felt decidedly like a continuation of December – very, very busy! The…
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