Birdwatcher’s Diary No.353

• By Malcolm Fincham During the first two weeks of July high pressure stretching up from the Azores continued to dominate the weather in southern counties of the UK, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.
• I mostly visited my local patches at the Riverside Nature Reserve near Burpham and Whitmoor Common.

Today in Guildford, Woking and west Surrey commuter belt

Conditions in your area this morning.

The local news that matters this morning

Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.

Woking News & Mail · yesterday Musicians unite to honour Jam's Rick Buckler • Musicians will come together for a one-off charity concert in Woking honouring the life and legacy of Rick Buckler, the legendary drummer from The Jam.

Woking News & Mail · yesterday Conley and Goldilocks cast bring circus to town • The circus recently came to Woking town centre as a legendary entertainer hit the streets for a showstopping launch with his panto pals.

SurreyLive — Surrey Police · 4 days ago Police name Surrey man charged after multiple crashes with cyclists reported • Officers received three reports from Elmbridge on one day that cyclists had been involved with crashes with a van.

Guildford Dragon · Local news · yesterday Ash Must Continue To Wait For A Decision On Railway Station Footbridge • By David Reading Doubts still remain over long-standing plans to build a footbridge over the railway at Ash Station – a scheme once said to be an important part of the Chester Bridge project. • Before the road bridge was opened in February 2025, the footbridge was being discussed as if its construction was near certain.

SurreyLive — Surrey News · Local news · yesterday Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Surrey asylum hotel • Due to the nature of the incident armed police were dispatched to the scene and assisted with the arrest

Surrey Comet · Local news · yesterday Teen was fatally stabbed amid 'tit-for-tat' violence fuelled on social media • A teenager was fatally stabbed amid “tit-for-tat” violence between two groups of youths and fuelled on social media, a court has heard.

Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · 4 days ago Dirty water double: sewage spills and blocked drains put Epsom and Ewell under pressure • Epsom and Ewell recorded the longest duration of storm-overflow discharges among seven constituencies examined in a new study of sewage spills across parts of South London and Surrey. • Research undertaken

Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · 4 days ago Reigate and Banstead goes a bit greener • The Green Party has won a crucial by-election in Reigate and Banstead that could impact the balance of power on the council. • Nick Abear, who also serves on East Surrey

University of Surrey news RSS feed · Education and research · 5 days ago Entrepreneurial experience built in • Entrepreneurial experience built in ss0122 Thu, 13/08/2026 - 13:55 Feature Real projects, real business clients, real impact. • Working on real consulting projects gave me tangible examples to discuss in interviews. • Rather than simply saying that I had studied entrepreneurship, innovation or strategy, I could talk about specific situations where I had applied those concepts to real businesses and developed recommendations based on research and evidence.

University of Surrey news RSS feed · Education and research · 4 days ago A full circle moment: Surrey’s environmental psychologists reflect on IAPS 2026 • A full circle moment: Surrey’s environmental psychologists reflect on IAPS 2026 tb0045 Fri, 14/08/2026 - 15:50 News The International Association for People–Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference 2026 was held at the University of Surrey on 29 June–3 July 2026. • The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Sustainability as wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities’.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 22 public listings happening across Guildford over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

19 AugEco Mission Day The Friary Centre

19 & 26 AugSunflower café Guildford Reformed Church

20 & 27 AugBowling for Mental Wellbeing Guildford Spectrum

20 AugMemory Cinema - Summer Holiday G Live

20 AugToto the Ninja Cat Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

21 AugThe Ibiza Orchestra Experience Stoke Park

22 AugGuildford’s Sausage & Cider Festival Stoke Park

27 AugAn Evening with Adele Parks Waterstones

29 AugCommunity Fun Day Guildford Reformed Church

30 AugGuildford Coffee Club New House Art Space

22 AugFake or Fortune | Guided Walk - Saturday 22 August 2026

21 Aug at 17:30Fantastical Mr Carroll | Guided Walk - Friday 21 August 2026 at 17:30

29 AugGuided Tour of Guildford Cathedral | 29 August

20 & 28 Aug at 11:45Guildford Explorers| Guided Walk - Friday 28 August at 11:45

20, 23, 25, 29 & 31 Aug; 28 Aug at 17:30Guildford Story | Guided Walk - Friday 28 August 2026 at 17:30

27 AugHidden Guildford | Guided Walk - Thursday 27 August 2026

31 AugHigh Clandon Vineyard Open Day - 31 August 2026

30 AugLewis Carroll | Guided Walk - Sunday 30 August 2026

18 AugRoyal Guildford | Guided Walk - Tuesday 18 August 2026

30 AugSparkle Vegan Market - 30 August

30 AugThe Great Barn of Wanborough Open Day - 30 August

20 AugA Little Angel Theatre, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Mayflower Southampton co-production Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape Thu 20 Aug 2026 - Sun 23 Aug 2026

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Did you know? · Guildford

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