Author: Bryony Chapman
2024 QuizPosted On: 12/11/2024
Fernhurst Village Hall was again filled with eager quizzers on a fine November evening. From National Trust to geography, flags to sport, and book titles to history, the room was thoroughly tested on its knowledge. The self-appointed “Wooden Spoons” lived up to their name and were presented with spoons, while a table of six played […]
Read MoreAGM and talk from the National Trust’s Director of Gardens and ParklandsPosted On: 15/06/2024
Purchase of Punchbowl grazing ponies, removal of Castle Copse rhododendron, repair to Emley Farm Barns, update to the Miss James information board, support for the Valewood beaver and rewilding project, repair to Marley Heights Hutchinson memorial, and an amazing rota of volunteers checking the beaver fence and bat detectors at Valewood. These were all highlighted […]
Read MoreWinding Meadow of OrchidsPosted On: 10/06/2024
Andy Swan led another hugely informative walk on a sunny June afternoon, this time looking at wildflowers in the beautiful Winding Meadow at Valewood. Among the sprawling carpet of bright yellow tormentil, three species of delicate pink orchids stand upright. Unusually, they form a hybridising community here and Andy demonstrated how the flowers’ tiny male […]
Read MorePunch Bowl OrienteeringPosted On: 27/02/2024
A very successful family orienteering event was held in February, in collaboration with the Southern Navigators, with participants finding their way around the beautiful Devil’s Punch Bowl.
Read MorePhotographers celebrate best photos of National Trust reservesPosted On: 21/01/2024
On Saturday 20th January 2024, the Black Down and Hindhead National Trust Supporters group presented prizes to local photographers who had submitted the most stunning photos of the local National Trust reserves to the annual photographic competition. A Black Down winter sunrise won Richard Walker-Liew first prize – “a stunning photo that perfectly captures sunrise on a […]
Read MoreOctober Fungal ForayPosted On: 28/10/2023
Fungus enthusiast, Andy Swan, led an eager group through the woods at the top of the Devil’s Punch Bowl between the Hindhead cafe and Gibbet Hill, in search of fungi. The foray ended with an impressive list of 56 different species that included the wonderfully-named amethyst deceiver, shaggy ink cap, jelly ear, weeping widow and […]
Read MoreGertrude Jekyll’s Munstead WoodPosted On: 26/10/2023
Autumnal sun lit up Gertrude Jekyll’s Munstead Wood house and garden at a special reception organised by its new custodians, the National Trust, on 25th October. The beautiful house, built in 1896 with the combined genius of Gertrude Jekyll and Edward Lutyens, lies within one of the few remaining gardens created by this famously influential […]
Read MoreGreat Quizzing!Posted On: 16/10/2023
Fernhurst Village Hall was buzzing with knowledge on a mild October evening with eleven teams battling it out through questions on sport, animal kingdom, numbers, flags and more. Sustenance was provided by the host of each table half way through the questions, and the expert quiz master only gave away a couple of the answers […]
Read MoreNew grazing ponies introducedPosted On: 29/09/2023
Some young New Forest ponies have joined the herd that’s been doing such great work grazing the National Trust properties around Hindhead for many years. These were purchased with donations and membership subscriptions from the Black Down & Hindhead Supporters – one of the many projects recently approved by the Committee.
Read MorePeople were still lighting barbecues on Black Down as wildfire swept across nearby heathlandsPosted On: 25/06/2023
Haslemere Herald is helping highlight the immense danger of fires sweeping across our precious heathlands as the hot, dry weather continues. Astoundingly, people were caught lighting barbecues at Frensham Little Pond and Blackdown near Haslemere even as a huge plume of smoke rose from nearby Longmoor Camp in mid June. National Trust Rangers are reminding […]
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