Discover our growing variety of seasonal events happening across Surrey's countryside.
2025
April
Volunteer at Tice's Meadow
Come and join our rangers and volunteer at Tice's Meadow near Farnham. Tasks might include; clearing vegetation, maintaining paths, fence and gate repairs, habitat management, wildlife surveys and more.
We have volunteer sessions running on the following dates:
- Date: Friday 25 April.
- Place: Tice's Meadow. Please meet at Horton's Mound which is shown on our interpretation boards around the site.
- Time: 10am to 2pm
If you are interested in volunteering at Tice's Meadow and would like to come and join one of our volunteering days, please get in touch with us on the following email: countryside.estate@surreycc.gov.uk
Dawn chorus experience at Sheepleas
Join wildlife guide Susy Dixon-Jones to tune into nature's best loved aural spectacle - the dawn chorus. Immerse yourself in the songs and calls of the birds around you, learning how to identify the many species found at Sheepleas. Susy will guide you through all the sounds you hear, bringing a new dimension to your walks in the woods, unlocking a whole new world of nature knowledge.
- Date: Saturday 26 April
- Place: Sheepleas, Shere Road car park, West Horsley KT24 6EP.
- Time: 6am to 8am
- Cost: £15.87
Please book your place via the Eventbrite link - dawn chorus dates
May
Dawn chorus experience at Sheepleas
Join wildlife guide Susy Dixon-Jones to tune into nature's best loved aural spectacle - the dawn chorus. Immerse yourself in the songs and calls of the birds around you, learning how to identify the many species found at Sheepleas. Susy will guide you through all the sounds you hear, bringing a new dimension to your walks in the woods, unlocking a whole new world of nature knowledge.
- Date: Saturday 3, 10, 17 and 24 May
- Place: Sheepleas, Shere Road car park, West Horsley KT24 6EP.
- Time: 6am to 8am
- Cost: £15.87
Please book your place via the Eventbrite link - dawn chorus dates
Volunteer at Tice's Meadow
Come and join our rangers and volunteer at Tice's Meadow near Farnham. Tasks might include; clearing vegetation, maintaining paths, fence and gate repairs, habitat management, wildlife surveys and more.
We have volunteer sessions running on the following dates:
- Date: Friday 9 and 23 May
- Place: Tice's Meadow. Please meet at Horton's Mound which is shown on our interpretation boards around the site.
- Time: 10am to 2pm
If you are interested in volunteering at Tice's Meadow and would like to come and join one of our volunteering days, please get in touch with us on the following email: countryside.estate@surreycc.gov.uk
Countryside visitor survey engagement events
We have had to cancel the events on Sunday 25 May at Shere Woodlands and Wednesday 28 May at Norbury Park. However, if you would like to speak to the team about the visitor survey, please email – countryside.estate@surreycc.gov.uk.
Further information on the survey can be found on our visitor survey web pages.
June
Volunteer at Tice's Meadow
Come and join our rangers and volunteer at Tice's Meadow near Farnham. Tasks might include; clearing vegetation, maintaining paths, fence and gate repairs, habitat management, wildlife surveys and more.
We have volunteer sessions running on the following dates:
- Date: Friday 6 and 20 June
- Place: Tice's Meadow. Please meet at Horton's Mound which is shown on our interpretation boards around the site.
- Time: 10am to 2pm
If you are interested in volunteering at Tice's Meadow and would like to come and join one of our volunteering days, please get in touch with us on the following email: countryside.estate@surreycc.gov.uk
Summer wildflower and tree identification workshops at Sheepleas
Join wildlife guide Susy Dixon-Jones to learn about the huge array of wildflowers and trees at Sheepleas near Guildford. This leisurely walk will take you through the stunning nature reserve where you will explore the different habitats and ecology and discover the enormous variety of rare, interesting plant life.
- Date: Saturday 14, 21 and 28 June
- Place: Sheepleas, Shere Road car park, West Horsley KT24 6EP.
- Time: 10am to 12.30pm
- Cost: £15.87
Please book your place via the Eventbrite link - Summer wildflower workshops June and July dates
July
Summer wildflower and tree identification workshops at Sheepleas
Join wildlife guide Susy Dixon-Jones to learn about the huge array of wildflowers and trees at Sheepleas near Guildford. This leisurely walk will take you through the stunning nature reserve where you will explore the different habitats and ecology and discover the enormous variety of rare, interesting plant life.
- Date: Saturday 5 and 12 July
- Place: Sheepleas, Shere Road car park, West Horsley KT24 6EP.
- Time: 10am to 12.30pm
- Cost: £15.87
Please book your place via the Eventbrite link - Summer wildflower workshops June and July dates
Spectacular bats experience at Sheepleas
Join wildlife guide Susy Dixon-Jones for an immersive and informative bat watching experience at Sheepleas. You’ll learn how to use a bat detector to tune into the unique sounds of different bat species, and even discover how to tell them apart by flight pattern! We’ll marvel at Pipistrelles hawking and long eared bats hovering along the hedgerows, and big noctule and serotine bats fluttering high over the trees. This is a truly atmospheric and fascinating wildlife watching experience.
- Date: Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July
- Place: Sheepleas, Shere Road car park, West Horsley KT24 6EP.
- Time: 8.40pm to 10.30pm
- Cost: £15.87
Please book your place via the Eventbrite link - Spectacular bat experiences