What's on in the countryside

Join the Mum Club Guildford for their June walking club event at Newlands Corner! A gentle, 30-minute, buggy-friendly circular walk through nature.

• Date: Wednesday 11 June
• Place: Newlands Corner, Albury Downs main car park, GU4 8SE
• Time: 10.30am to 11.30am
• Cost: £8.50 per person (a hot drink and pastry or cake included)

Everyone welcome, whether you’re solo, pregnant, or with a baby or toddler. Please book in advance via this link.

Wood carving experience in Norbury Park

Join the Wild!...About Coffee team for a wood carving experience around their fire pit in the beautiful setting of Norbury Park near Leatherhead. Learn knife skills and woodland craft techniques from an expert in a relaxed outdoor setting.

• Date: Friday 13 June
• Place: Wild!.. About Coffee are based in Norbury Park near the Woodland Hub (What3Words reference: teeth.grabs.town).
• Time: 10am to 2pm (please arrive at 9.45am)
• Cost: £65 (includes fresh coffee and tea and fire-cooked soup and crusty bread)

For further information and to sign up email: carly@wildaboutcoffee.co.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

Meet the cows walk at Puttenham Common

Join the Hampton Estate for a walk and talk on Puttenham Common to meet the Sussex cows. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about their 100-year vision and exciting nature restoration project. Head out and find the cows using their new No-Fence system and then will talk through why the cows are such ecological engineers on the common, restoring the precious heathland habitat.

• Date: Saturday 14 June
• Place: Puttenham Common (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Cost: Free

Bring shoes suitable for walking and dogs on leads are welcome. To book your free place please visit Puttenham cow walk.

Dusk bird and moth walk on Puttenham Common

Join expert ornithologist Dave Green on a magical dusk walk around Puttenham Common to learn all about the wildlife that call this place their home. On the walk we will set up a moth trap together to find the heathland moths and head out to listen to nightjars singing. The walk will start and end at Top Car Park on Puttenham Common, we will be walking for about 2 hours.

• Date: Thursday 19 June
• Place: Puttenham Common (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 8.00pm to 10.00pm
• Cost: £15

For further details and to book please visit dusk bird and moth walk booking.

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 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

Norbury Park show and tell event

Come along and find out more about the historic parkland of Norbury Park, a much-valued site for recreation, farming, woodland and nature between Leatherhead and Dorking. Meet our Countryside Estate team and volunteers and see them demonstrating traditional woodland management skills including log splitting. Browse a selection of stands and displays and enjoy a walk and talk session to learn more about the flora, fauna and history of this beautiful park.

• Date: Thursday 26 June
• Place: Event starts at the Woodland Hub in Norbury Park (What3Words reference: ///strict.delay.layers). Location can also be viewed on this Google map pin (the nearest car park is the Fetcham car park, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9DX).
• Time: 1pm to 3.30pm (1.30pm log splitting demonstration,  2.30pm flora and fauna walk).

Everyone welcome throughout the afternoon session. Please email countryside.estate@surreycc.gov.uk for further information and to notify us you will be attending.

July

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 4 and 18 July
• 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 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

Free workshop for horse owners

Join Surrey Wildlife Trust and equine ecologist Annabel Holmes for an informative workshop aimed at horse riders and owners in the Chobham area. Learn more about sustainable pasture management , creating a healthier environment for your horses and supporting local wildlife.

• Date: Saturday 12 July
• Place:Chobham Parish Pavillion, Chobham, Woking GU24 8EQ
• Time: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
• Cost: Free

Please book your free place via this Eventbrite link or find out more by emailing: nbs@surreywt.org.uk

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

Volunteer session at the Hampton Estate, Puttenham

The Hampton Estate in Puttenham run volunteer work parties throughout the year. Why not join in and help to plant hedges, manage the heathland habitat, bash bracken, pop scrub on the chalk downland and more. Everyone welcome whether you’re a nature enthusiast or simply want more time outside away from your screen.

• Date: Friday 18 July
• Place: Puttenham Common, (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm

Please wear appropriate weather gear, sturdy footwear and bring a water bottle and snacks/picnic. A Hampton sausage sandwich is provided after the session (please bring your own if you have dietary requirements).Sign up for the volunteer session on Friday 18 July here.

Pond dipping at the Basingstoke Canal

Head down to the Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre during the school summer holidays for some pond dipping fun! A great self-led activity to discover the wonderful species that call the canal home. Packs provided at Visitor Centre reception.

• Date: School summer holidays
• Place: Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre, Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett Surrey GU16 6DD
• Time: 10am to 4.45pm
• Cost: £7 per pond dipping pack

For further details visit the Basingstoke Canal visitor information web page or telephone 01252 370073.

September

Volunteer session at the Hampton Estate, Puttenham

The Hampton Estate in Puttenham run volunteer work parties throughout the year. Why not join in and help to plant hedges, manage the heathland habitat, bash bracken, pop scrub on the chalk downland and more. Everyone welcome whether you’re a nature enthusiast or simply want more time outside away from your screen.

• Date: Friday 19 September
• Place: Puttenham Common, (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 10am to 1pm

Please wear appropriate weather gear, sturdy footwear and bring a water bottle and snacks/picnic. A Hampton sausage sandwich is provided after the session (please bring your own if you have dietary requirements).Sign up for the volunteer session on Friday 19 September here.

October

Volunteer session at the Hampton Estate, Puttenham

The Hampton Estate in Puttenham run volunteer work parties throughout the year. Why not join in and help to plant hedges, manage the heathland habitat, bash bracken, pop scrub on the chalk downland and more. Everyone welcome whether you’re a nature enthusiast or simply want more time outside away from your screen.

• Date: Friday 17 October
• Place: Puttenham Common, (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm

Please wear appropriate weather gear, sturdy footwear and bring a water bottle and snacks/picnic. A Hampton sausage sandwich is provided after the session (please bring your own if you have dietary requirements).Sign up for the volunteer session on Friday 17 October here.

November

Volunteer session at the Hampton Estate, Puttenham

The Hampton Estate in Puttenham run volunteer work parties throughout the year. Why not join in and help to plant hedges, manage the heathland habitat, bash bracken, pop scrub on the chalk downland and more. Everyone welcome whether you’re a nature enthusiast or simply want more time outside away from your screen.

• Date: Friday 14 November
• Place: Puttenham Common, (Top Car Park), Suffield Ln, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1BG.
• Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm

Please wear appropriate weather gear, sturdy footwear and bring a water bottle and snacks/picnic. A Hampton sausage sandwich is provided after the session (please bring your own if you have dietary requirements).Sign up for the volunteer session on Friday 14 November here.