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The RSPB Guildford & District Group is an active group whose members enjoy a variety of activities which promote enjoyment of wildlife – and particularly, though not exclusively, birds – while encouraging conservation and raising funds for the RSPB’s national activities.

Our group has over three hundred members covering south west Surrey from Chobham, Woking, Guildford and Godalming through to Cranleigh and Haslemere.

From late September to May we hold indoor meetings roughly twice a month and these include illustrated talks, both from our own members and from leading wildlife experts. Our extensive outdoor programme has over thirty wildlife walks and there are day trips and holidays to nature reserves and places of birdwatching interest in the UK. We also arrange holidays abroad to visit the many different wildlife habitats in Europe and further afield.

We participate in local events to promote conservation, to raise funds for the RSPB and to publicise its work, sometimes by providing speakers for meetings and events organised by others. There is also hands-on conservation work to be done at the local RSPB reserve at Farnham Heath and several members volunteer at Pulborough Brooks.

A quarterly newsletter keeps members up to date with local birding information and prospective trips and activities. You can see our latest newsletter here.

For more information about our group activities and events, see the events and reports sections of this site or use the Contact Us forms.

As Leader of the Group, I am very keen to welcome new members and invite you to get in touch.

Tony Cummins

Latest walk reports

Barn Elms WWT London

Twelve of us met in the car park of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust in Barn Elms London on an overcast and…

Papercourt Water Meadows 7 November 2024

A dank and dismal afternoon greeted the seventeen members who met at Pyrford Bridge. The unpromising conditions were initially matched…

Sheepleas 17 October 2024

The walk took place on a lovely autumn day with an attendance of fourteen including the group’s regional RSPB manager,…

Pulborough Brooks 13 October 2024

Fourteen members of the group had an enjoyable morning walk round the RSPB’s Pulborough Brooks reserve in West Sussex on…

Farlington Marshes 6 October 2024

Six of us had a very enjoyable, if slightly damp stroll around Farlington Marshes. On our arrival the tide was completely out but…

Pagham Harbour 15 September 2024

A dozen of us enjoyed glorious weather – sunshine and a light breeze – for this stroll along the edge…