Country diary: From the beech trees of home to the hot Surrey Hills
This diary entry describes a summer journey from Cornwall to Surrey, highlighting the changing landscapes, flora, and agricultural activities along the way. The author reflects on the transition from rural countryside to the outskirts of London.
Why it matters
Provides a cultural and environmental perspective on the British landscape and seasonal changes.
Reigate Heath Windmill Chapel and Golf Clubhouse in the summer landscape of Reigate Heath. Reigate Heath Windmill Chapel and Golf Clubhouse in the summer landscape of Reigate Heath. Country diary Wildlife Country diary: From the beech trees of home to the hot Surrey Hills St Dominic, Cornwall, to Reigate: Along the way, this nervous passenger passes rolling downlands of cereals, Stonehenge, and of course, lorries loaded up with straw
Prefer the Guardian on Google A t the start of the second heatwave, we visit Jack’s twin and her family in Surrey. From our landmark clump of beech loaded with mast, the car brushes through lanes of rampant deciduous growth woven with bedstraw, honeysuckle and incipient fruits of bramble. Our neighbour’s cut and cleared hayfield overlooks luminous flowers of sweet chestnut, with dead ash in Nanie Rowe’s wood.
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