FREE GUIDED INSECT SAFARI!

Join us for a gentle ramble onto Horsell Common with entomologist Andrew Halstead to learn about the insects on our local heaths! The plants and the warm microclimates of the heaths make them very special places for insects – a host of solitary bees, robber flies, bee wolves and spider-hunting wasps are just some of the curiosities waiting to be discovered! If we’re lucky with the weather, a one and a half hour stroll, net in hand, should discover some interesting specimens! We’ll run two separate walks starting at 11am and 2pm.

Andrew’s enthusiasm for insects is infectious, so join in the fun if you can!

All FREE of charge and no booking required!

Suitable for families with school age children. Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome.

Meet us at Heathland House, the large portacabin beyond Pime Acrobatics at Heather Farm. Please park in the main car park, or in the lane, and not the Prime Acrobatics spaces.

Sometimes circumstances beyond our control mean that last-minute changes have to be made. Please check this website for the latest details before attending any of our Heath Week events. 

Thames Basin Heaths Events

TBH is a partnership of local councils, land managers and nature conservation bodies conserving the heathland of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. On these pages we’re sharing the story of the heathland and bringing you news of ‘Greenspace on your doorstep’, a strategy to create local country walks that help protect heathland wildlife.

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