by Miki Marks // Main Photo: A car dumped at Notcutts © Mark Matthews There are plenty of butterflies on the wing towards the end of the month:  ...

by Penny Lynch At this time of year, nature is at its fullest. Trees are heavy with leaves, hedgerows are busy with insects and birds, and the days are ...

by Miki Marks Sumer is icumen in.  Loud sing cuckou!Groweth seed and bloweth meed. And springeth the wode now. Cuckou! These are the words of a famous ...

by Miki Marks I moved one of my terracotta pots and   out wiggled a creature I recognised but  realised I knew nothing much about;    a golden, over- ...

Main Photo: Members of the Arts Society Cranleigh and artist Ella Fielding alongside two of the winners, Hannah (left) from Park Mead and Bea (right) from ...

by Miki Marks Daisies have been coming in to flower, heralding the start of the warmer weather and the increase in daylight.  Their name comes from ‘Day’s ...

by Miki Marks (Main Photo - Goat willow (salix caprea) in a public park) You might have noticed that a good number of spring flowers are yellow.  Not ...

by Miki Marks Early one morning, on my way to Ellens Green, a fox sauntered across the road in front of me.  There was no other traffic, I slowed right ...

by Miki Marks // Main Photo: Aerial view of Cranleigh, on a sunny May morning with rows of maples On the top of the fountain in Fountain Square you ...

by Penny Lynch Christmas is a season filled with joy and celebration, but it can also bring excess waste and consumption. With a little thought and ...

Eco Church is an exciting, award scheme run by A Rocha UK for churches in England and Wales. Using an innovative questionnaire/survey approach, it helps ...

by Penny Lynch The environmental toll of single-use cups is increasingly difficult to ignore.  While they seem convenient, the harm they cause to the ...