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Volunteers Making Positive In-roads On Chitty’s Common

The 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…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.179

By 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…

Riff Raff Diary – January 2019

Riverbank 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…

Richard’s Wey – January 2019

The 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…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.178

By 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…

Beekeeper’s Notes; Compostable Plastic – Good or Bad?

by 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…

New Swift Tower Nesting Site For Shalford

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…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.177

By 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…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.176

By 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…

Richard’s Wey December 2018

The 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. …