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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.117

By Malcolm Fincham Having had so much success during the first few weeks of August, achieving some of my best pictures to date of both common buzzard and kingfishers, fortune…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.116

By Malcolm Fincham After a brief spell of heat, the weather cooled down in mid July. And as the month came to a close, so did our local sighting of…

Riff Raff Diary – August 2016

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig The drier weather in July meant less of my time was spent operating weirs, which gave me…

Richard’s Wey August 2016

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations After having a week away with the family at the beginning of July, the rest of the month…

Beekeeper’s Notes August 2016: ‘Barefoot’ Beekeeping

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In this month’s Beekeeper’s Notes, he talks about a hive that had been abandoned for years and the pros and cons of the bees doing their own…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.115

By Malcolm Fincham A sudden blast of hot air from the Continent by the middle of July brought with it temperatures touching 30 degrees centigrade. Perhaps a ‘tad’ too warm for my liking,…

Along The Wey & Arun Canal – July 2016

A regular update from the Wey & Arun Canal Trust, a charity restoring the waterway which once ran 23 miles from Shalford to Pallingham in West Sussex. The Trust has…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.114

By Malcolm Fincham June and July are well known to be quiet months for birdwatching enthusiasts, even uncommon species are scarce during this period. On arriving home from York with just a…

Richard’s Wey July 2016

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations The theme for June was sunshine and showers which created perfect growing conditions for all the vegetation, but…

Riff Raff Diary – July 2016

Riff Raff Diary – July 2016

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig June was a tricky month with what seemed like hardly a day passing without a heavy downpour…