DOCSLIB.ORG

Ashtead Common Audit of Entrances and Rides

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ashtead Common Audit of Entrances and Rides ASHTEAD COMMON AUDIT OF ENTRANCES AND RIDES by Michael Bower and James Irvine December 2012 Contents Executive Summary 1 1. Objective 2 2. Background 2 3. General Recommendations 2 3.1 Entrances 3 3.2 Designated Rides and Welcome Notices 3 3.3 Maps 3 3.4 Existing Notice Boards and Notices 4 3.5 Recommended Notice Boards and Notices 5 3.6 Barways 5 3.7 Dead Hedges 6 3.8 Stand alone “No Entry” posts 6 3.9 Other Furniture 7 4. Discussion of main Audit findings and additional Recommendations – Entrances 7 5. Discussion of main Audit findings and additional Recommendations – Designated Rides 10 6. Conclusion 12 Appendices A. Prototype combined Map/Welcome Notice for Ride Entrances 13 B. Prototype combined Map/Welcome Notice for Footpath Entrances 14 C. Present Notice Boards and Proposed “No Entry” roundels 15 Annexes (bound separately from main report) 16-51 D. Individual Entrances audit sheets E. Individual Designated Rides audit sheets F. Errors on existing maps G. Summary of Recommendations for Individual Entrances and Rides Executive Summary The City Commons Superintendent asked two Ashtead Common Volunteers to audit the Entrances and Rides of Ashtead Common. They found the physical condition and aesthetics of the 20 Entrances to be generally satisfactory. However it is evident that many cyclists are blatantly disregarding where they are permitted to ride on the Common, causing damage and disturbing wild life and other users. Considerable improvements in signage and maps are urgently needed to clarify what constitutes responsible cycling. Further recommendations for improving Notice Boards, barways and dead hedges are made after careful consideration of the various aesthetic, financial and lead-time implications. 1 1. Objective To audit the Entrances and Rides of Ashtead Common and recommend improvements to: (1) the City’s welcome to all responsible users; (2) the information provided; and (3) instructions to dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders bearing in mind the needs to minimise: (4) visual “clutter”; and (5) workload and financial cost. 2. Background Over the years the signage, barways and dead hedges on Ashtead Common have evolved, sometimes on an ad hoc basis, in response to a variety of needs: to advertise the City’s presence, to display the Byelaws, to inform and educate users, and to control dog walkers, horse riders and cyclists. The investment to date is now largely effective in controlling horse riders, but is failing to control cyclists: commuters, family weekend groups and Mountain bikers are making increasing use of footpaths and even grassland, damaging the ground, disturbing wild life, and upsetting other users: FP 34 (dry) FP 25 Trevona Entrance This increased presence of cyclists has been accentuated by the clearance of bracken, the creation of cattle field fence lines, the opening of CR5, the surfacing behind Broadhurst, and the Olympics, and has been aggravated by less visible enforcement at weekends. Another underlying contributory factor is the lack of unambiguous, clear and concise maps, associated wording, and signage to show exactly where on the Common cyclists are and are not welcome. This deficiency in turn denies child cyclists, walkers and Rangers a clear message to help promote responsible cycling. 3. General Recommendations Broadly speaking the audit found most of the existing furniture, though ageing, to be in fair condition. While it is desirable to standardise the design of the various notice boards, the auditors see this as a longer term goal, and believe the priority for immediate effort and expenditure should be on features that will help to reduce the impact of off-Ride cyclists on the Common. Getting our various messages across to visitors is surely more important than uniformity in the physical furniture. 2 3.1 Entrances The number and identity of the “Entrances” to Ashtead Common was not clear to the auditors. The audit identified 20 entrances being regularly used by visitors. Some of these Entrances have two access points; 14 are not named on site; 13 are not named on the present maps. The “official” names of some entrances are unclear. Those adopted for this Report include “Two Bridges”, “Epsom Common Entrance”, “Ashtead Common Pond”, “Trevona”, “Green Gates”, “The Common (Bridge)”, “The Common (Links Road)” and “Estate Office”. It is recommended that all 20 Entrances are named on a new map and on-site on a Notice Board. 3.2 Designated Rides and Welcome Notices The auditors’ principle finding is that currently there is no consistent, clear and unambiguous message at every entrance to the Common proclaiming the City’s welcome to all responsible users but also making clear constraints on dogs, cyclists and horse riders. Regardless of which Entrance they use, cyclists can and often do claim ignorance of being limited to bridleways and Concessionary Rides. Indeed the terms “Bridleway”, “Concessionary Ride”, “Permissive Ride” and “Right of way” confuse most users of the Common; they would also be cumbersome on Welcome Notices. It is recommended that the term “Designated Ride”, or simply “Ride”, is used on all Welcome Notices and maps to describe all Bridleways and Concessionary/Permissive Rides. Any legal requirement to identify Bridleways, Rights of Way, Concessionary Rides and waymarkers should be met in the keys to maps, rather than the maps themselves. It is recommended Designated Ride 4 is “extended” to include the surfaced sections of Footpaths 35 and 37. 8 Rides are addressed: Ride From To Seasonal? Surfaced? Presently known as 1 Two Bridges Epsom Gap all year partly CR1. 2 Overdale Rushett’s View seasonal mostly part of CR2. 3 Lady Howards Crossing Woodlands Road all year throughout CR3. 4 Two Bridges Epsom Common Entrance all year throughout FP35, CR4, FP37. 5 Two Bridges The Common seasonal no CR5. 29 Woodcock Corner Epsom Gap all year throughout Bridleway 29. 33 Woodfield Chessington View all year no Bridleway 33. 38 Craddocks Avenue Woodcock Corner all year mostly Bridleway 38 & 147. The auditors have identified a need for two types of “Welcome Notice”. Both should incorporate a new map and a welcoming tone with identical wording, except for a message that can be easily read without cyclists having to dismount which makes clear that: Type “R”: at Entrances serving Designated Rides: cyclists and horse riders are welcome provided they keep to the Designated Rides, and Type “F”: at Entrances only serving Footpaths: cyclists and horse riders should not enter here. It is strongly recommended that one of the two new Welcome Notices, similar to those shown in Appendices A and B, should be displayed at all 20 Entrances. The size of these notices and how they can be most aesthetically and economically mounted is closely related to mapping issues. 3.3 Maps The auditors found five maps in current use: 1. The “old” maps on the black Corporate Identity Boards. 2. The “recent” maps on the newer natural oak Notice Boards. 3. The “2009” map in the “Welcome to Epsom and Ashtead Commons” leaflet. 4. The “2011” map in the “Ashtead Common” leaflet. 5. The map(s) associated with the inventory of furniture on the Common. 3 The auditors’ comments on the Inventory Map are listed in Annex F. Differences between the other maps are understandable given the varying dates and objectives, but are nevertheless confusing to members of the public, and the auditors believe strongly none of the present maps, even with their associated keys and texts, get over a clear message about where on the Common cyclists and horse riders are and are not welcome. In particular there is confusion on the practical significance of the legal terms of Bridleway, Concessionary/Permissive Rides, Rights of Way, Public footpaths, numbered and unnumbered paths, firebreaks and wayleaves. It is also arguable that all the maps have significant failings in helping users to identify their location. To address these problems it is recommended that: 1. Two variants, “R” and “F”, of a single new combined map/Welcome Notice are prepared for use, at appropriate scales, at all Entrances, some other locations on the Common, on all Ashtead Common leaflets, and in electronic formats including the Common’s webpage and QR code. 2. All “Designated Rides” are shown in a bold contrasting colour, (dark brown seems appropriate), solid for all-year rides, dashed for seasonal rides. 3. All numbered footpaths, other well-established footpaths, and all firebreaks and wayleaves are shown by a thinner dashed line in a less prominent colour (green seems appropriate). 4. Identification for legal reasons of bridleways, rights of way and Concessionary Rides, and their associated waymarks, are addressed in the key to the new map. 5. The “Where am I?” function of the new map is helped by including tinting to show elevation, naming of all Entrances, and other features. “You are here” stickers would be a bonus. Examples of how a new map incorporating these principles can be combined with the two types of Welcome Message are shown in Appendices A and B. The size of these combined maps and notices will vary from A0 for the largest Notice Boards to A3 for the smallest, and for leaflets. 3.4 Existing Notice Boards and Notices At present the 20 Entrances have a wide variety of Notice Boards (see Appendix C): 6 of the Entrances have the black painted “D2” Corporate Identity Boards that carry a large embossed version of the City’s crest, an old map with an old “Welcome Notice”, and Bye-laws on the back. These Boards have a striking visual impact and, with two exceptions (Craddock’s Avenue and Epsom Gap), appear to be in good condition, but do not identify the individual Entrances, and their height makes them unsuitable to display detailed information.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve Management Plan 2016 – 2116 First Review 2016 –2026
    Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve Management Plan 2016 – 2116 First Review 2016 –2026 Final Draft - Produced by: EPSOM & EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL COUNTRYSIDE TEAM CONTENTS INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................ 1 STAGE ONE - DESCRIPTION ........................................................................ 3 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 3 1.2 Location ......................................................................................... 4 1.3 Land Tenure & Associated Statutory Requirements ...................... 5 1.4 Photographic Coverage ................................................................. 6 1.5 Summary Description ..................................................................... 6 1.5.1 Physical .......................................................................................... 6 1.5.1.1 Climate ..................................................................................... 6 1.5.1.2 Geology .................................................................................... 7 1.5.1.3 Topography and Hydrology ....................................................... 8 1.5.1.4 Soils .......................................................................................... 8 1.5.2 Biological ........................................................................................ 9 1.5.2.1 Flora and Vegetation Communities ........................................... 9 1.5.2.2 Fauna ....................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Biodiversity Opportunity Areas: the Basis for Realising Surrey's Local
    Biodiversity Opportunity Areas: The basis for realising Surrey’s ecological network Surrey Nature Partnership September 2019 (revised) Investing in our County’s future Contents: 1. Background 1.1 Why Biodiversity Opportunity Areas? 1.2 What exactly is a Biodiversity Opportunity Area? 1.3 Biodiversity Opportunity Areas in the planning system 2. The BOA Policy Statements 3. Delivering Biodiversity 2020 - where & how will it happen? 3.1 Some case-studies 3.1.1 Floodplain grazing-marsh in the River Wey catchment 3.1.2 Calcareous grassland restoration at Priest Hill, Epsom 3.1.3 Surrey’s heathlands 3.1.4 Priority habitat creation in the Holmesdale Valley 3.1.5 Wetland creation at Molesey Reservoirs 3.2 Summary of possible delivery mechanisms 4. References Figure 1: Surrey Biodiversity Opportunity Areas Appendix 1: Biodiversity Opportunity Area Policy Statement format Appendix 2: Potential Priority habitat restoration and creation projects across Surrey (working list) Appendices 3-9: Policy Statements (separate documents) 3. Thames Valley Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (TV01-05) 4. Thames Basin Heaths Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (TBH01-07) 5. Thames Basin Lowlands Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (TBL01-04) 6. North Downs Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (ND01-08) 7. Wealden Greensands Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (WG01-13) 8. Low Weald Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (LW01-07) 9. River Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (R01-06) Appendix 10: BOA Objectives & Targets Summary (separate document) Written by: Mike Waite Chair, Biodiversity Working Group Biodiversity Opportunity Areas: The basis for realising Surrey’s ecological network, Sept 2019 (revised) 2 1. Background 1.1 Why Biodiversity Opportunity Areas? The concept of Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOAs) has been in development in Surrey since 2009.
    [Show full text]
  • Ashtead Common Consultative Group
    Public Document Pack Ashtead Common Consultative Group Date: THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2020 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING (ACCESSIBLE REMOTELY) Members: Graeme Doshi-Smith (Chairman) Paul Krause, Surrey Wildlife Trust Benjamin Murphy (Deputy Chairman) Keith Lelliot, Science Monitoring of Sylvia Moys the Rye and Ashtead Common Jeremy Simons Wildlife David Baker, Ashtead Residents’ Conor Morrow, Lower Mole Association Countryside Management Project Bob Eberhard, CTC Local Rights of Gary Nash, Surrey County Council Way Youth Worker Cllr David Hawksworth CBE, Mole Georgina Terry, Natural England Valley District Council Councillor Chris Townsend, Surrey James Irvine, Volunteer County Council Representative Pippa Woodall, British Horse Society Enquiries: Kerry Nicholls [email protected] Accessing the virtual public meeting Members of the public can observe this virtual public meeting at the below link: https://youtu.be/WWin49Iyhmo This meeting will be a virtual meeting and therefore will not take place in a physical location following regulations made under Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. A recording of the public meeting will be available via the above link following the end of the public meeting for up to one municipal year. Please note: Online meeting recordings do not constitute the formal minutes of the meeting; minutes are written and are available on the City of London Corporation’s website. Recordings may be edited, at the discretion of the proper officer, to remove any inappropriate material. John Barradell Town Clerk and Chief Executive AGENDA 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES 2. MEMBERS' DECLARATIONS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN RESPECT OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA 3.
    [Show full text]
  • Field Trips for 2018 Contents Click Item to Go Directly to Page Contacts
    Number 65 SURREY Skipper Spring/Summer 2018 47 field trips for 2018 Contents click item to go directly to page Contacts......................2 Dates ........................10 Quiz ........................21 Chairman ....................3 Egg Hunts ..................11 Robert Byron ..............22 Annual Report ..............4 Email Appeal ..............12 WCBS ........................23 50th Anniversary ..........5 Field Trips..............13-16 Transect data..........24-29 Steve Wheatley ............6 Branch Website ..........17 iRecord ....................30 Big Butterfly Count ........6 Social Media ..............17 New Members ............31 Malcolm Bridge ............7 Transects ..................18 Membership................32 Surrey Atlas ................7 White-letter Hairstreak 19 Garden Moth Scheme ....32 Small Blue Project ........8 Weather Watch............20 Moths ..................33-35 Oaken Wood ..............10 Photo Show ................21 Back-page Picture ........36 Butterfly Conservation Saving butterflies, moths Surrey & SW London & our environment Surrey Skipper 2 Spring 2018 Branch Committee LINK Committee emails Chair: Simon Saville (first elected 2016) 07572 612722 Conservation Adviser: Ken Willmott (1995) 01372 375773 County Recorder: Harry Clarke (2013) 07773 428935, 01372 453338 Field Trips Organiser: Mike Weller (1997) 01306 882097 Membership Secretary: Ken Owen (2015) 01737 760811 Moth Officer: Paul Wheeler (2006) 01276 856183 Skipper Editor & Publicity Officer: Francis Kelly (2012) 07952 285661, 01483
    [Show full text]
  • (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Community and Wellbeing
    Public Document Pack Legal and Democratic Services COMMUNITY AND WELLBEING COMMITTEE Thursday 10 June 2021 at 7.30 pm Place: Council Chamber, Epsom Town Hall Link for public online access to this meeting: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/4304171723054780430 Webinar ID: 486-565-795 Telephone (listen-only): 0330 221 9914, Telephone Access code: 228-053-816 The members listed below are summoned to attend the Community and Wellbeing Committee meeting, on the day and at the time and place stated, to consider the business set out in this agenda. Councillor Alex Coley (Chairman) Councillor Julie Morris Councillor Luke Giles (Vice- Councillor Phil Neale Chairman) Councillor Guy Robbins Councillor Christine Cleveland Councillor Clive Smitheram Councillor Bernice Froud Councillor Peter Webb Councillor Debbie Monksfield Yours sincerely Chief Executive For further information, please contact Democratic Services, democraticservices@epsom- ewell.gov.uk or 01372 732000 Public information Please note that this meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Epsom and will be available to observe live on the internet This meeting will be open to the press and public to attend as an observer using free GoToWebinar software, or by telephone. A link to the online address for this meeting is provided on the first page of this agenda and on the Council’s website. A telephone connection number is also provided on the front page of this agenda as a way to observe the meeting, and will relay the full audio from the meeting as an alternative to online connection. A limited number of seats will also be available in the public gallery at the Town Hall.
    [Show full text]
  • Weekly Walks
    GO50 WALK PROGRAMME Guided outdoor activities for the 50 plus age group WALKING IN AND AROUND SURREY PROGRAMME October – December 2019 The GO50 programme aims to introduce people in the 50+ age group to a healthier lifestyle and the benefits of regular exercise. Walking with others - socialising as you exercise - adds significantly to the beneficial effects. Regular exercise can: improve balance and flexibility; lower blood pressure; defend against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes; help maintain cognitive function; reduce depression and anxiety. We suggest a donation of £2 per person. If you are a taxpayer, we can reclaim the tax on your donations at no extra cost to you, as long as we have your signature and permission to claim Gift Aid. Ask the leader for details. No advanced booking required - just turn up at the start and join in. GO50 activities are led by experienced volunteers who will meet you at the start and lead the way. Please wear walking boots or other suitable footwear. All walks cross stiles unless otherwise noted. Bring water & a snack. No children or dogs, please. Use pub car parks only if you intend to use the pub afterwards. Please be aware of your own fitness levels and, if in doubt, consult your doctor before starting a new exercise programme. Postcodes given are nearest available to the start and may not correspond to the exact starting point. (T) indicates accessible by public transport. Travel information is available from Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or www.traveline.info GO50 Health Walks are shorter walks more accessible to beginners run by Age UK Surrey and supported by the national Walking for Health programme.
    [Show full text]
  • Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve
    Epsom Common local nature reserve Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Countryside team June 2016 | 1 Your Common needs you! Please help us to ensure the effective management of Epsom Common local nature reserve. It’s a very enjoyable experience to walk, cycle or ride across Epsom Common but you may also observe issues or see things that can be dealt with or help us in managing the common. To help give feedback we have produced a map that identifies all the paths and tracks on the common making it much easier to locate your observations. This can be found in Appendix A. To report any issues please either call us on 01372 732000 or email contactus@epsom- ewell.go.uk Epsom Common local nature reserve is situated in the southern half of the borough. There are many access points to the site. By car, the main access point is the Stew Ponds car park off Christ Church Road. The site is accessible by pedestrians from the following locations: Wells Road near the crossroads Castle Road Wheelers Lane Churchside Bramble Walk Bracken Path Woodcock Corner (via Ashtead Common); and Via the link from Ashtead Common, near Ashtead Common Pond. The site can be accessed by cyclists and horse riders from: Stew Ponds car park Christ Church Road opposite the bridleway running alongside West Park Hospital Wells Road near the crossroads Woodcock Corner (via Ashtead Common); and Via the link from Ashtead Common, near Ashtead Common Pond. We have produced a leaflet of a map and tour of Epsom Common local nature reserve which can be found on our website.
    [Show full text]
  • Bulletin N U M B E R 3 1 0
    Registered Charity No: 272098 ISSN 0585-9980 SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY CASTLE ARCH, GUILDFORD GU1 3SX Tel/Fax: 01483 32454 Bulletin N u m b e r 3 1 0 COUNCIL NEWS Subscriptions : Reminder A reminder to those of you who do not pay your subscription by standing order. If you have not yet renewed your subscription for 1997/98 (see flyer included with Bulletin no 309) here are the current rates: O r d i n a r y M e m b e r £ 2 0 . 0 0 Associate Member £ 2.00 Junior Member (with Collections) £ 5.00 Institutional Member (U.K.) £25.00 Institutional Member (Overseas) £35.00 Please send your subscriptions to me at Castle Arch. I am there on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9.30 - 2.20 (telephone or fax 01483 532454). If you decide not to renew your subscription, would you please let me know. Thank you. NB: Someone left a lightweight pakamac at the Symposium at Dorking in February. If it's yours, we will willingly post it back to you! Susan Janaway Treasure Act A reception was held in the Money Gallery at the British Museum on the 19th February to mark the passing of the Treasure Act by the House of Commons in May last year. Attended by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester, luminaries of the archaeological world as well as representatives of the Department of National Heritage, Trustees and members of the House of Lords who made a special contribution to guiding it through its perilous passages through the Lords and Commons.
    [Show full text]
  • Biodiversity Working Group Video Conference Using Microsoft Teams Wednesday 16Th September 2020 Minutes 1
    Biodiversity Working Group Video Conference using Microsoft Teams Wednesday 16th September 2020 Minutes 1. Present: Mike Waite (SWT/Chair); John Edwards (SCC); Helen Cocker (Surrey Countryside Partnerships); Stewart Cocker (EEBC); Simon Elson (SCC); Ross Baker/Lynn Whitfield (Surrey Bat Group); Isabel Cordwell; (RBC); Steve Price (SpBC); Simon Saville (Butterfly Conservation); Ann Sankey (SBS); Rod Shaw (Mole Valley DC); Dave Page(Elmbridge BC); Mike Hordley(SBIC); Vivienne Riddle (Tandridge DC). Lara Beattie (WoBC; Peter Winfield (RBC); Susan Medcalf (Surrey Botanical Society); Heather Richards (RSPB) Apologies: Lisa Creaye-Griffin (SyNP Director); Tracey Haskins (WoBC); Georgina Terry (Natural England); Mike Coates (RSPB); Francesca Taylor (Environment Agency) 2. The minutes of the meeting of 8th July 2020 were agreed, see here. Action 3. Matters Arising: Review of SNCI selection criteria. JE has spoken and scoped this with SJC. A SLSP meeting is still possible and likely to take place by video conferencing. MW repeats his advice for Surrey’s All specialist species authorities to not wait and begin reviewing the criteria for their various groups. speciali For these, see here. If you are working on these, please let JE know in order for him to track sts/ progress. MW to also sketch out a possible timeline to completion. MW Copthorne Meadows SNCI; JE now has all data from SBIC and will discuss present status, threats and any enforcement issues further with VR. JE/VR Surrey ‘Irreplaceable Habitats’ guidance; now finalised and issued, and available on SNP website here. 4. Discussion and approval of SNP 20% Biodiversity Net Gain Position Statement (latest draft circulated as Paper A).
    [Show full text]
  • Constraints Analysis
    Constraints Analysis May 2017 Purpose of study .......................................................................................................................... 3 Scope of study ............................................................................................................................. 3 Section 1: Nature Conservation: European Sites and SSSIs ........................................................ 4 Section 2: Green Belt ................................................................................................................. 21 Section 3: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .......................................................................... 28 Section 5: Locations at Risk of Flooding ..................................................................................... 40 Section 6: Common Land and Inalienable Land ......................................................................... 47 Section 7: Noise ......................................................................................................................... 50 Section 8: Air Quality .................................................................................................................. 55 Section 9: Transport ................................................................................................................... 56 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 60 2 Purpose of study 1. The Constraints Analysis is
    [Show full text]
  • Summer Walks 2021
    SUMMER WALKS 2021 A series of fascinating guided walks around Epsom and Ewell for all the family during August and September. Walks cost £5 per person and are limited to 20 people per walk. Places must be booked with David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF. Tel: 020 8394 1734 Email: [email protected] Website: www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk Epsom’s Oldest Road Saturday 28 August 2pm Tuesday 31 August 7.30pm Friday 3 September 2pm Explore Epsom’s ancient heart along its oldest road. Originally the centre of Epsom village, it became one of the finest addresses in town. Discover the oldest surviving residential building and the site of Epsom’s own brewery. See the parish church, mentioned in Domesday Book, and the grand houses once inhabited by Epsom’s lords and ladies. Learn about Epsom’s educational past at the old Technical Institute building, and the importance of the fire station in World War Two. Oh yes, and a few ghosts! Please meet opposite the Fire Station on Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PW. Walks cost £5 per person and are limited to 20 people per walk. Places must be booked with David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF. Tel: 020 8394 1734 Email: [email protected] Website: www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk Horrible Ewell Thursday 19 August 2pm Tuesday 14 September 2pm Thursday 16 September 7.30pm Discover Ewell’s dark past and the tales that some would rather forget. Learn about exploding gunpowder mills.
    [Show full text]
  • Field Trips for 2021
    Spring/Summer 2021 SkipperNumber 71 SURREY 40+ Field trips for 2021 Butterfly Conservation Saving butterflies, moths Surrey & SW London & our environment Surrey Skipper 2 Spring 2021 Branch Committee Chair Simon Saville (first elected 2016) 07572 612722 Conservation Adviser Ken Willmott (1995) 01372 375773 Field Trips Mike Weller (1997) 01306 882097 Membership Ken Owen (2015) 01737 760811 Moth Officer Paul Wheeler (2006) 01276 856183 Skipper Editor Francis Kelly (2012) 07952 285661, 01483 278432 Social Media Francis Kelly (& Mick Rock) see above Transects/WCBS Coordinator Bill Downey (2015) 07917 243984, 0208 9495498 Website Francis Kelly & Ken Owen see above Committee member Clive Huggins (2014) 0208 9427846 Committee member Richard Stephens (2021) 07815 444166, 01342 892022 Treasurer vacant ALSO National Council Chair Karen Goldie-Morrison (Branch member) Branch reserve Oaken Wood Steve Wheatley Media Website butterfly-conservation.org/surrey Email [email protected] Twitter @BC_Surrey, @surreymoths Recording irecord.org.uk Facebook Branch page ............................Butterfly Conservation in Surrey Groups ......................................Surrey Butterflies (Mick Rock), Surrey Moths Conservation groups ..............Small Blues in Surrey, Wealden Wood Whites Surrey Skipper thank you to all contributors copy deadline published online Spring end Feb ....................mid-March includes new season’s field trips Autumn end Sep ....................mid-October previews AGM & Members’ Day n The full Surrey Skipper is published online only. A Small Skipper is posted to the 10% of members who may have difficulty accessing the online version. Front-page picture Purple Hairstreak male, freshly emerged, Chiddingfold Forest, 2020-06-19 Steve Simnett LINK When reading on screen, click underlined link to visit webpage © Surrey Skipper is published by Surrey & SW London Branch of Butterfly Conservation, a charity registered in England & Wales (254937) and Scotland (SCO39268).
    [Show full text]