Discover our growing variety of seasonal events happening across Surrey's countryside.
2024
July
Nightjar Walk - part of Heath Week 2024
Nightjars are almost impossible to see during the day, but at dusk there's more than a chance of seeing and hearing them in their natural habitat. Join the Thames Basin Heaths Partnership wardens to learn more about these stunning birds and hopefully see one or two in flight.
- Date: Monday 29 July
- Place: Worplesdon Commons, Saltbox Road, Guildford GU3 3LH.
- Time: 8pm to 10pm
- Cost: Free.
Booking is essential via the Thames Basin Heaths website. Please note the walk is suitable for adults and children over 12 years. No dogs please.
Butterflies & Other Things With Wings - part of Heath Week 2024
Butterfly walks and arts & crafts activities available all day! Discover the butterflies and other invertebrates you might find on heathland during the summer months. Chobham Common offers excellent opportunities to observe and learn about butterflies, bees, hoverflies and other flying insects and learn about their special relationships with flowers, grasses and trees.
- Date: Tuesday 30 July
- Place: Chobham Common, Roundabout car park, GU24 8TL
- Time: 10am to 3pm
- Cost: Free.
These activities are suitable for all, drop-in anytime between 10am and 3pm - no booking required.
August
Reptile & Amphibian Roadshow - part of Heath Week 2024
Come and meet the team from Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (ARC). They will be showcasing some of our amazing native species with live amphibians and reptiles! There will also be a craft table where you can enter ARC's Heathland Art Competition and take a look at last year's winners.
- Date: Thursday 1 August
- Place: Ockham Common, Bolder Mere car park, Old Lane, Ockham KT11 1NR
- Time: 11am to 3pm
- Cost: Free.
These activities are suitable for all, drop-in anytime between 10am and 3pm - no booking required.
Nightjar Walk - part of Heath Week 2024
Nightjars are almost impossible to see during the day, but at dusk there's more than a chance of seeing and hearing them in their natural habitat. Join the Thames Basin Heaths Partnership wardens to learn more about these stunning birds and hopefully see one or two in flight.
- Date: Friday 2 August
- Place: Chobham Common, Roundabout car park, GU24 8TL
- Time: 8pm to 10pm
- Cost: Free.
Booking is essential via the Thames Basin Heaths website. Please note the walk is suitable for adults and children over 12 years. No dogs please.
Heathland History Walk - part of Heath Week 2024
Join the Chobham Commons Preservation Committee, for a guided tour of the largest National Nature Reserve in the south east of England - Chobham Common!
- Date: Saturday 3 August
- Place: Chobham Common, Roundabout car park, GU24 8TL
- Time: 10am to 12.30pm
- Cost: Free.
Booking is essential via the Thames Basin Heaths website. Please note the walk is suitable for everyone. Dogs on leads welcome.
Guided Walk: A Trip to the Movies - part of Heath Week 2024
Join Thames Basin Heaths Partnership warden Steve on his Trip to the Movies (and a bit of Television) as he explores film and TV locations at Chobham Common. From 'Dad's Army' and 'Carry on Cowboy', to early 2000s science-fiction series 'Primeval' and more.
- Date: Sunday 4 August
- Place: Chobham Common, Roundabout car park, GU24 8TL
- Time: 10am to 12.30pm
- Cost: Free.
Booking is essential via the Thames Basin Heaths website. Please note the walk is suitable for everyone. Dogs on leads welcome.
October
Hedge laying course in Norbury Park on 5 and 19 October
Hedges and Hurdles Country Skills and Crafts provide hedge laying and coppicing training throughout the coppicing season between October and March each year. This country craft rejuvenates existing hedgerows and improves the overall structure and strength of a hedge providing protection for crops and wildlife.
- Date: Saturday 5 and 19 October
- Place: Norbury Park, KT22 9DX
- Time: 9am to 4pm
If you are interested in this course, please visit the Hedges and Hurdles website Introduction to hedge laying training course
November
Hedge laying course in Norbury Park on 9 November
Hedges and Hurdles Country Skills and Crafts provide hedge laying and coppicing training throughout the coppicing season between October and March each year. This country craft rejuvenates existing hedgerows and improves the overall structure and strength of a hedge providing protection for crops and wildlife.
- Date: Saturday 9 November
- Place: Norbury Park, KT22 9DX
- Time: 9am to 4pm
If you are interested in this course, please visit the Hedges and Hurdles website Introduction to hedge laying training course
December
Hedge laying course in Norbury Park on 7 December
Hedges and Hurdles Country Skills and Crafts provide hedge laying and coppicing training throughout the coppicing season between October and March each year. This country craft rejuvenates existing hedgerows and improves the overall structure and strength of a hedge providing protection for crops and wildlife.
- Date: Saturday 7 December
- Place: Norbury Park, KT22 9DX
- Time: 9am to 4pm
If you are interested in this course, please visit the Hedges and Hurdles website Introduction to hedge laying training course