Tices Meadow, Badshot Lea – just look what can be achieved when councils work together.

Waverley Councillor Mark Merryweather can place a feather firmly in his cap for bringing six councils together to save one of the finest bird watching sites in the South East.  

Go there & simply enjoy a tiny part of England.  Be out in a place that asks nothing from you but can give you so much, if you have the wit to see it.

Here’s the Farnham Herald’s take on how ‘Your Waverley’ working with Farnham Town Council and others could achieve the purchase of the Tices Meadow beauty spot valued at £1m. In fact, all six local authorities deserve a feather in their caps.

Farnham Herald Newspaper of the Year!!! 

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Said Waverley’s Leader Paul Follows:

“I knew from the moment I first visited @TicesMeadow it needed protection and to be taken into public ownership. That we are close to that goal now is simply fantastic. The volunteers are simply phenomenal and Waverley and its partners will get this done.”

Want to know the species spotted there?

1 Barn Owl 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

2 Black-headed Gull 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

3 Blackbird 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

4 Blue Tit 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

5 Brent Goose 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

6 Bullfinch 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

7 Canada Goose 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

8 Carrion Crow 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

9 Chaffinch 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

10 Chiffchaff 01/01/21 Kevin Duncan

11 Collared Dove 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

12 Common Gull 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

13 Coot 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

14 Cormorant 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

15 Dunnock 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

16 Egyptian Goose 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

17 Feral Pigeon 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

18 Fieldfare 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

19 Gadwall 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

20 Goldcrest 01/01/21 Dave Baker

21 Goldfinch 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

22 Great Crested Grebe 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

23 Great Spotted Woodpecker 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

24 Great Tit 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

25 Green Sandpiper 01/01/21 John Hunt

26 Green Woodpecker 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

27 Greenfinch 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

28 Grey Heron 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

29 Grey Wagtail 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

30 Greylag Goose 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

31 Herring Gull 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

32 House Sparrow 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

33 Jackdaw 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

34 Jay 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

35 Lapwing 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

36 Lesser Black-backed Gull 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

37 Lesser Redpoll 01/01/21 Dave Baker

38 Little Egret 01/01/21 John Hunt

39 Little Grebe 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

40 Long-tailed Tit 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

41 Magpie 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

42 Mallard 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

43 Mistle Thrush 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

44 Moorhen 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

45 Mute Swan 01/01/21 Wild Cam

46 Peregrine 01/01/21 John Hunt

47 Pied Wagtail 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

48 Pochard 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

49 Red Kite 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

65 Redwing 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

50 Reed Bunting 01/01/21 Richard Seargent

51 Robin 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

52 Shoveler 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

53 Siskin 01/01/21 Dave Baker

54 Snipe 01/01/21 Leonard Winchcombe

55 Song Thrush 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

56 Starling 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

57 Stock Dove 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

58 Stonechat 01/01/21 Richard Horton

59 Teal 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

60 Treecreeper 01/01/21 John Hunt

61 Tufted Duck 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

62 Wigeon 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

63 Woodpigeon 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

66 Wren 01/01/21 Mark Elsoffer

67 Meadow Pipit 01/01/21 Dave Baker

64 Buzzard 02/01/21 Richard Seargent

68 Coal Tit 02/01/21 Richard Seargent

69 Golden Plover 02/01/21 Magnus Andersson

70 Kingfisher 02/01/21 Richard Seargent

71 Sparrowhawk 02/01/21 Richard Horton

72 Kestrel 02/01/21 Richard Horton

73 White-fronted Goose 13/01/21 Dina Burford

74 Water Pipit 30/01/21 Richard Seargent

75 Firecrest 30/01/21 Richard Seargent

76 Shelduck 31/01/21 Peter Brown

77 Goosander 01/02/21 Richard Horton

78 Tawny Owl 03/02/21 Steve Guthrie

79 Ring-necked Parakeet 06/02/21 Richard Seargent

80 Blackcap 07/02/21 Leonard Winchcombe

81 Dunlin 13/02/21 Richard Seargent

82 Goshawk 15/02/21 Richard Horton

83 Raven 15/02/21 Richard Horton

84 Black-necked Grebe 16/02/21 Richard Horton

85 Brambling 20/02/21 Adrian Lovett

86 Mediterranean Gull 21/02/21 Richard Horton

87 Yellow-legged Gull 25/02/21 Ian Matson

88 Rook 27/02/21 Colin Varndell

89 Jack Snipe 28/02/21 Richard Horton

90 Woodcock 01/03/21 Leonard Winchcombe

91 Sand Martin 04/03/21 Peter Brown

92 House Martin 06/03/21 Jort Brough

93 Red-legged Partridge 06/03/21 Kit Britten

94 Little Ringed Plover 12/03/21 Richard Horton

95 Pheasant 14/03/21 Simon Monk

96 Water Rail 20/03/21 Richard Seargent

97 Wheatear 26/03/21 Richard Horton

98 Swallow 29/03/21 Richard Seargent

99 Ringed Plover 29/03/21 Mark Elsoffer

100 Willow Warbler 29/03/21 Richard Horton

101 Nuthatch 29/03/21 Mark Elsoffer

102 Skylark 31/03/21 Richard Horton

103 Osprey 05/04/21 Mark Elsoffer & Murray Nurse

104 Black Redstart 05/04/21 Richard Horton

105 Sedge Warbler 06/04/21 Mark Elsoffer

106 Yellow Wagtail 07/04/21 Mark Elsoffer

107 Linnet 09/04/21 Dave Baker

108 Common Tern 09/04/21 Dave Baker

109 Whitethroat 13/04/21 Richard Horton

110 Cuckoo 13/04/21 Colin Varndell

  1. My haven during the COVID-19 lockdown.
    Just seen (23 May) my first Spotted Flycatcher of the year alongside the “island” path.
    Counted 12 Common Terns on the roof of the hide.

2 thoughts on “Tices Meadow, Badshot Lea – just look what can be achieved when councils work together.”

  1. What a lovely story to end the week on. Just goes to show when Councils work together what they can achieve

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