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2025 Pyrford Wildlife Calendar – Get Yours on Saturday 25 September!

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Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum will be on the green at the Marshall Parade shops in Pyrford on Saturday 28 September from 9.00am to midday, selling the popular 2025 Pyrford wildlife calendar. Get yours while stocks last!

All proceeds from the sale of the calendar go directly to the Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum to support its work on local planning related issues and other local concerns.

Bird and bat boxes, and heritage DVDs will also be available. Hope to see you there!

Forum Sales Items

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PYRFORD FORUM ITEMS FOR SALE

Pyrford Forum has decided to continue its fundraising activities.
There are still a few copies available of the Pyrford Heritage DVD

The Forum was pleased with the sales of its 2023 Wildlife Calendar, so, it has decided to create a 2024 wildlife calendar.  All the pictures of wildlife are taken in the Pyrford Area.
Pyrford Forum has added a new line to its products – nesting boxes. These were launched at the Pyrford Village Show and the poster used that day shows the range available.

Further details are available form info@pyrfordforum.org

MARCH 2023

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Tree’s and hedgerows are now starting to show signs of life with bud’s appearing and spring flowers everywhere including primroses & daffodils as well as the last of the snowdrops. The trees are in bud and the hedgerows are full of colour as the Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Sallow, Hazel & Crab Apple all blossom.


Early butterflies such as the Brimstone are emerging together with Bumblebees and Ladybirds.
Coots are mating and nesting along the River Wey & Canal as well as the many ponds. Watch out for their frequent fighting to maintain territories or secure a mate.

Also mating are the amphibians with frogspawn in ponds everywhere and toads returning from winter hibernation to inhabit their summer aquatic environment.
Summer migrants are starting to arrive including Skylarks, Chiff-chaff’s, House Martins and Swallows.

Nest building is starting everywhere…
Badger cubs will soon start to emerge for the first time to venture above-ground.

Things to Do:

  • Put out nuts & seeds and water for birds especially if the ground is frozen.
    • Hedgehogs should now be coming out of hibernation if it’s been a cold winter.
    • Why not check your boundaries and where possible create an access point for a hedgehog highway. All that’s required is a small hole 13cm x 13cm in a wall or fence to enable hedgehogs to move between garden to forage etc.
    • Make or buy a hedgehog house to put in your garden. Get yours from Woking & District Men’s Shed on wadmshed@gmail.com
  • Prune hedges & Trees. Last chance before the nesting season starts in April.

Put up nest boxes.  Get yours from Woking & District Men’s Shed on wadmshed@gmail.com