Heath week promises free fun for all the family - and will help protect local treasures

Date: 

Monday, 17 July, 2023

The Thames Basin Heaths Partnership are inviting local people and families to a fantastic, fun-packed week of free activities to promote public awareness and enjoyment of our fabulous heathland landscapes, their rare wildlife and their cultural history.

Highlights include a wildfire roadshow from the Fire & Rescue Services, with a chance to meet the local crews and clamber into the cab of one of their fire engines, and opportunities to get hands on with the reptiles - snakes, lizards and slow worms - that call our heathlands home. The Thames Basin Heaths Partnership will be showcasing nature with Nightjar walks, scavenger hunts, nature-themed crafts and more.

The Thames Basin Heaths Partnership is a partnership of local councils, land managers and nature conservation bodies conserving internationally-significant heathland habitats across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

Free activities in Woking you can drop-in on, or book in advance, include:

  • Treasure Hunt, Tuesday 25 July, 10am to 2pm,, Horsell Common, Woking
  • Three Churrs for Horsell Common: Nightjar Walk, Tuesday 25 July, 8pm to 10.30pm, Horsell Common, Woking
  • Wildfire Roadshow: Horsell, Wednesday 26 July, 11am to 2pm, Horsell Common, Woking
  • Insect Walk, Wednesday 26 July, 2pm to 4pm, Horsell Common, Woking
  • Three Churrs for Horsell Common: Nightjar Walk, Wednesday 26 July, 8pm to 10.30pm, Horsell Common, Woking
  • Insect Walk, Thursday 27 July, 2pm to 4pm Horsell Common, Woking
  • Sensory Scavenger Hunt, Saturday 29 July, 11am to 3pm, Horsell Common, Woking

Find out more about all events and activities taking place across Surrey and Hampshire