Name: Wildwood Golf Course Field Meeting (Surrey)
Start: 2022-08-16T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-08-16T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Wildwood Golf Course

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Wildwood Golf Course Field Meeting (Surrey)

Date:: Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Time:: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: Meeting BDS Present
Event Website:: https://butterfly-conservation.org/events/surrey-field-trip-wildwood-golf-course

Organiser:

: Butterfly Conservation (Surrey & S.W. London Branch)
Website:: https://butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area/surrey-and-sw-london-branch

On this site 18 of the 33 ponds are suitable for viewing Odonata, including Willow Emerald Damselfly and Small Red-eyed Damselfly. This is a joint trip with Butterfly Conservation Surrey Branch. Leader: Francis Kelly.

Image: Male Willow Emerald Damselfly by Marc Heath

Other

Requirements: Boots, lunch, close-focussing binoculars. Booking is not required but please check the BC website before attending.
Additional Info: This is a joint meeting with the local branch of Butterfly Conservation. The golf course was abandoned in 2017 and is reverting to, er, wildwood with ponds. Result!
Meet: 11:00, 10 miles SE of Guildford at GU6 8JR, TQ04813606. From A281 Horsham Rd, turn east into Wildwood Lane (note signpost for Cranleigh Rugby Club); after 500y (passing Rugby Club on left), turn right into the parking area.
Contact: (Via BC website)