Rushmoor Community Lottery
We've launched our page on the Rushmoor Community Lottery.
Tickets cost £1 per week - we will receive 50p per ticket (and other local good causes 10p).
You could win up to £25,000!
Scan the QR code below, or click this link to go to our page. Thank you for your support.
Co-Op Local Community Fund
We are delighted to have been chosen to be part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. We're raising money to buy more tools and equipment for our volunteer work parties.
If you are a Co-Op member, please click the link below and choose us as your cause. 1% of everything you spend on selected Co-Op branded goods and services between today and 21st October 2023 will be donated to our cause:
https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/66193
Volunteer Work Parties
Our volunteer work party schedule for the next few months. Please do come and join us if you're free - a great way to spend a morning, helping nature, working with the local community, and having some fun at the same time.
Friday 1st September
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, Snipe, Mandarin, 3 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, 3 Swift & Hobby.
Huge thanks to the Surrey Choices Growth Team for all their hard work today. We cleared back along the path through Tice’s Wood.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Surrey Choices |
Thanks to Roger Dickey for running a ringing session this evening. Highlights included 9 Swallows and a juvenile Sand Martin that had been ringed elsewhere (details to be confirmed).
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Ringing a Swallow |
Saturday 2nd September
Peter Brown: Greenshank & Great White Egret (21st record for site).
Mark Elsoffer: 4 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 2 Wigeon, Pochard, 2+ Whinchat, 2 Barn Owl & Hobby.
Anon: Common Sandpiper.
Paul Bamford: Brown Hairstreak.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Lizard |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Brown Hairstreak |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Sedge Warbler |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Hobby |
Sunday 3rd September
Mark Elsoffer: 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 2 Wigeon, Mandarin, Kingfisher, 3 Yellow Wagtail & 2 Whinchat, .
Anon: Great White Egret.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Juvenile Stonechat |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Juvenile Great Crested Grebe |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Greylag Goose |
Monday 4th September
Richard Horton: Whinchat & Raven.
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Brimstone |
Tuesday 5th September
Colin Varndell: Kingfisher.
Eight members of a U3A group enjoyed a self-guided tour of site today.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Kingfisher |
Wednesday 6th September
Colin Varndell: Great White Egret & Kingfisher.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great White Egret |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Kingfisher |
Thursday 7th September
Mark Elsoffer: 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Pochard, 3 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe & Hobby.
Dina Burford: Kingfisher.
Mark Elsoffer: 18+ Willow Emerald Damselfly.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Willow Emerald Damselfly |
Friday 8th September
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, Little Grebe, 3 Pochard & Hobby.
Colin Varndell: Kingfisher.
Mark Elsoffer: 12+ Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Thanks to Phil for harvesting the hops for the 2023 batch of Tice's Tipple.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Hop Harvesting |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Ruddy Darter |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Willow Emerald Damselfly |
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| (c) Paul Mannering - Black-tailed Skimmer |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Kingfisher |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Hobby |
Saturday 9th September
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Peregrine & Hobby.
Ruben Cowley: Ringed Plover & Kingfisher.
Mark Elsoffer: 12+ Willow Emerald Damselfly.
We had the pleasure of attending Rushmoor Eco Fair at Southwood Country Park today.
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| (c) Don Lemmon - Rushmoor Eco Fair |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Willow Emerald Damselflies |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Rabbits |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Dewy Refractions |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Dewy Refractions |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Snipe & Grey Heron |
Sunday 10th September
Susan Keirnan: Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 3 Little Egret & Pochard.
Thanks to all of the Tice’s volunteers who gave up their Sunday morning to help marshal the Farnham Pilgrim’s Marathon today.
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| (c) Alan Wynde - Some of the Tice's Marshals |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Egyptian Geese |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Little Grebe |
Monday 11th September
We were delighted to attend the Rushmoor Community Lottery 6th anniversary event this evening. We got the amazing news that we've been awarded a £950 grant for tools, & also won £500 in the draw. Thanks to the players & organisers of the #CommunityLottery for their generous support.
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| (c) Sophie Porter - Lord Len Receives Our Cheques |
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| (c) Sophie Porter - Lord Len |
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| (c) Paul Bamford - Speckled Wood |
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| (c) Melanie Nicholls - Willow Emerald Damselfly |
Tuesday 12th September
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Yellow Wagtail & Hobby.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Violet Ground Beetle |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Nicholas Grant - Wasp Spider |
Wednesday 13th September
Peter Brown: Great White Egret.
Richard Horton: 2 Green Sandpiper & Wheatear.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Fox |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
Thursday 14th September
Richard Horton: 2 Green Sandpiper & 2 Wheatear.
Colin Varndell: Great White Egret.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Magpie |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Kingfisher |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great White Egret |
Friday 15th September
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Great White Egret & Yellow Wagtail.
Dina Burford: Hobby.
Delighted to show a group of 29 people around this morning as part of Farnham Heritage Open Days.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Farnham Heritage Open Day Walk |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Great White Egret |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Willow Emerald Damselfly |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Green Sandpiper |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Snipe |
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| (c) Alan Earwaker - Snipe Being Ringed |
Saturday 16th September
Malcolm Fincham: Great White Egret.
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper & Snipe.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Great White Egret & Little Egret |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Grey Wagtail |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Snipe |
Sunday 17th September
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper & 2 Wheatear.
Colin Varndell: 2 Snipe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Fox & Magpies |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Snipe |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Wheatear |
Monday 18th September
Antony Tindale: 2 Ruff (19th site record).
Richard Horton: Wheatear.
Peter Brown: Common Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper.
Colin Varndell: Snipe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
Tuesday 19th September
Colin Varndell: Snipe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Canada Geese |
Wednesday 20th September
Mary Archibald: 15 Ring-necked Parakeet (29th site record. New record count).
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Magpie Mobbing Red Kite |
Thursday 21st September
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Great White Egret, Wheatear, 200+ House & Sand Martins & 4 Hobby.
Dina Burford: Peregrine.
We were delighted to lead a guided walk for 11 members of Hartley Wintney U3A this morning.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - U3A Walk |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Hobby |
Friday 22nd September
Mark Elsoffer: 3 Wheatear, 3 Meadow Pipit & Hobby.
Richard Horton: 2 Green Sandpiper.
Colin Varndell: Snipe & Kingfisher.
Thanks to Roger and Anya for ringing in the reed beds this morning.
We were delighted to host a team of 9 from WSP UK for a corporate work party today, along with 6 of our Friday Irregulars.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - The Team from WSP UK |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Blackcaps Being Ringed |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Wheatear |
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| (c) Roger Dickey - Cetti's Warbler |
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| (c) Roger Dickey - Reed Warbler |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Kingfisher |
Saturday 23rd September
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper.
Mark Elsoffer: Hobby.
Nicholas Grant: Barn Owl.
A massive thank you to the 24 volunteers, including a team from Surrey Choices, who spent 4 hours cutting and burning willow in our reed beds today.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Volunteer Work Party |
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| (c) Kyle Russell - Aerial View of Site |
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| (c) Nicholas Grant - Barn Owl |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mute Swans |
Sunday 24th September
Peter Brown: Marsh Harrier (Fem type. 15th record for site).
Monday 25th September
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe & 3 Hobby.
Trevor Collett: Golden-ringed Dragonfly - 9th record for site. 23rd odonata species recorded this year.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Guardian Oaks |
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| (c) Trevor Collett - Golden-ringed Dragonfly |
Tuesday 26th September
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper & Dunlin.
D MacLeod: Common Sandpiper.
Dina Burford: Snipe.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Dunlin |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Snipe |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Common Darter |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Kestrel |
Wednesday 27th September
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Cormorants |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
Thursday 28th September
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin & Peregrine.
Jon Hawkins: Kingfisher.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Kingfisher |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Lapwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Cormorant |
Friday 29th September
Mark Elsoffer: Dunlin & Hobby.
Big thank you to the 13 volunteers who spent 4 hours cutting and burning willow in our reed beds today, including a team of 10 from the Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
Saturday 30th September
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper, Dunlin & Snipe.
Jon Hawkins: Kingfisher.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Kingfisher |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Dunlin |
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