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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.175
By 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…
Beekeeper’s Notes: Momentous Changes To Come
Hugh 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…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 174
By 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…
Riff Raff Diary – November 2018
Riverbank 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…
Richard’s Wey November 2018
The 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…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.173
By 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,…
Beekeeper’s Notes: Why Even Guildford Has Such A Variety Of Honeys
By Hugh Coakley Before I started keeping bees, I thought that honey was more or less the same wherever you got it. Oh foolish person! Little did I know that there was…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.172
By Malcolm Fincham The sun continued to shine brightly around the Surrey countryside and its suburbs as we drifted into October. Although with continuing warm weather, most of our summer-visiting…
New Boardwalk Takes Shape On Chitty’s Common
Work to lay a new boardwalk across Chitty’s Common at Rydes Hill, Guildford, is forging ahead. The Friends of Chitty’s Common, a volunteer work party group that meets to cut…
Riff Raff Diary: October 2018
Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig The autumn equinox is behind us and the days are shortening. At dusk, the meadows around…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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