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Striking Gold! | Surrey Wildlife Trust
A blog about the Surrey Harvest Mouse Project written for SWT Nature Notes “On Tuesday morning I allowed myself a sigh of relief as I held up the plastic bag in the chill and misty dawn in a wet meadow along the River Wey in Shalford.” Source: Striking Gold! | Surrey Wildlife Trust
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Is the hijack of Christmas by consumerism a bad thing or has this modern religion done more for World Peace than the old ones?
The annual Christmas urban melee for presents is over. Waistlines, expanded to bursting point are now forced into post-indulgence exercise programmes. New presents lie discarded and recycling bins are fit to burst with wrapping paper and packaging. Religious leaders typically bemoan the hijacking of the traditional message of Christmas by commerce in a festival of consumption, but recently I’ve had cause…
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The Eagles are Coming! The Eagles are Coming!
A very dear friend of mine was recently bought a lesson at the Hawk Conservancy for her birthday. She is a big fan of birds of prey, especially the kestrel she sees on her daily walk with the dog, but i think the lesson transformed her. Into what remains to be seen! I could definitely…
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12th Century Hedgerow along White Lane, Guildford- I wonder how many more ancient hedegs in Surrey?
Thanks to @viewfromMoleValley who tweeted this morning the website Exploring Surrey’s Past. I thought I’d see what information it had on old hedgerows and I found this record for an ancient hedge. Sadly the GR is a single point so I have no idea as to the extent of the hedge. I’ve walked up there a few times when…
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Where have all the Coot gone? Reflections on a WeBS core count at Burpham
In October I signed up to monitor Burpham Court Farm, Guildford, for the BTO Wetland Birds Survey (WeBS). This Sunday gone was my 3rd Core Count (the first Sunday in the month) and the first on my own. As a relative newcomer to wetland birds- I am mammal ecologist- I enlisted the support first of…
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James T Jones 