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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.99

By Malcolm Fincham Despite some exceptionally mild weather in the southern counties of the UK during the first few weeks of December, leaden skies and poor light continued to hamper my…

Riff Raff Diary – December 2015

Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman and Weirkeeper by Robert Craig I spent November working at Stonebridge Wharf and on the winter cut back of the towpath vegetation.…

Richard’s Wey December 2015

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations November is the unofficial start of our winter work programme, even if it has felt unseasonably mild still. With…

Beekeeper’s Notes December 2015 – Cluster Buster

Hugh Coakley, from Worplesdon, writes about what bees get up to in the winter! People often ask if honey bees hibernate during the winter. Well, the simple answer is that…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.98

By Malcolm Fincham Continuing my quest to keep bringing up-to-date pictures for my reports is most certainly a challenge at this time of year, with fewer hours of daylight and…

Richard’s Wey November 2015

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations The continuing settled and mild weather has meant that the grass and other vegetation has been continuing to…

Riff Raff Diary – for October 2015

Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman and Weirkeeper by Robert Craig The beginning of October saw some activity on the weirs but it was not too long before…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.97

By Malcolm Fincham With daylight hours drawing in, inclement weather with fog and rain greeted us during the first week of November. And with Autumn Watch being (at the time of writing…

Foggy Morning And Glorious Sunrise Seen Above St Martha’s Hill

Here is some great footage taken by Dan James and Tomas Valigura of Guildford-based Elevate. The pair make aerial films using a helicopter drone. The stunning scenery shrouded in mist as the sun came…

Beekeeper’s Notes November 2015 – Waggle Dance Detectives

Beekeeper’s Notes November 2015 – Waggle Dance Detectives

Hugh Coakley writes about the astounding distances that bees fly and how our sleuth academics have worked it out. It isn’t often that we have the pleasure of meeting and…