By Malcolm Fincham Another unseasonable spell of weather returned as April came to a close. Temperatures had dropped to a chilly 7c, as I took an amble around the Riverside…
May 16, 2018 / 2 Comments / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig It was a wet start to April and therefore the painting I had planned to carry…
May 14, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham An explosive blast of warm air pushed up into the southern regions of the UK as we moved into the second half of April, raising daytime temperatures…
May 1, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. He queries his bees political leanings; when they depose the queen, are they republicans or carrying out a palace coup? And what to do with a much misunderstood queen. In between…
May 1, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations I always find March to be a very confusing month, with some definite signs of spring like blackthorn…
April 24, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham A mostly cool, overcast and murky start to April throughout most of the UK brought with it a slow progress of the arrival of our summer visiting…
April 22, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read MoreVolunteer 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…
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