Blackheath Common Maintenance Volunteering Dates

Blackheath Common 2025/26  - Second and fourth Wednesday of the month.

Wednesday 8th October 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: yawned.allies.testersGrid reference: TQ 0361 4640

Wednesday 22nd October 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: vans.upholding.truckGrid reference: TQ 03494641

Wednesday 5th November 2025 – extra taskFungi Forray: We will be joined by the West Weald Fungus Recording Group to conducta fungi survey across Blackheath.Meeting place: 10:30 at Blackheath lane car park – note the later start timeWork area W3W: sharpness.donates.workroomGrid reference: TQ 0364 4619

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Wednesday 12th November 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: vans.upholding.truckGrid reference: TQ 0349 4641

Wednesday 26th November 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Saturday 6th December 2025Christmas tree event: Help us to remove Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorseto maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here. Inreturn for your help, you are welcome to take home a Scotts Pine for Christmas!Christmas treats will be available and Christmas attire is welcomed!Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: alarming.catapult.mirroringGrid reference: TQ 0418 4605

Wednesday 17 th December 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Christmas event: To celebrate Christmas and all the hard work of the volunteers we will have a lunch of jacket potatoes and beans. You are also welcome to take home a Scottspine Christmas tree.Meeting place: 10:00 at Littleford lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Wednesday 14 th January 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Wednesday 28 th January 2026Scrub Clearance: Coppicing European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: whirlpool.deposits.tailingGrid reference: TQ 0389 4614

Wednesday 11 th February 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: yards.contoured.decoderGrid reference: TQ 0391 4602

Wednesday 25 th February 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: refills.vineyard.massivea suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: refills.vineyard.massive

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Get to know your local Benedictine Monestry

St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth near Guildford

Good day to you. Members of the public are always welcome to pray with the monks. Please also have a think about attending some of these upcoming events at the Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery of St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth near Guildford. All can be booked via http://www.ticketsourceco.uk  All of the events directly support the monks. Thank you.

A Six Part Series: The Mystery of God

Join us this autumn and winter for a luminous journey into faith at St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth. Based on Bishop Robert Barron’s acclaimed series, “The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters” unfolds in six Saturday morning sessions, continuing on 11 October 2025 through February 2026. Under the gentle guidance of Fr John Seddon OSB, participants will explore profound topics from atheism and the nature of divinity to the Trinity and God as Love. Every gathering is designed to spark thoughtful reflection, complemented by tea, conversation, and contemplation in the serene Assisi Room. £10 per session; booking essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-augustines-abbey-chilworth

Indigenous Spirituality: A Global Exploration

Continuing on 25 October 2025 and through March 2026, embark on “Indigenous Spirituality: A Global Exploration”, a six month journey into ancient wisdom traditions from around the world. Guided by Sheila Longman, each session opens a different continent’s spiritual heritage from Ubuntu in Africa to Aboriginal lore, Native American traditions, Andean culture, and the spiritual paths of early Britain. Held on selected Saturday mornings in the peaceful abbey setting, these gatherings invite you to rediscover the sacredness woven into every human story. Tickets: £10 per session or £25 for three (advance booking via Ticketsource): https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-augustines-abbey-chilworth

Spiritual Dimensions to the Aesthetic Response: Antonello da Messina’s The Virgin Annunciate

On Saturday 8 November 2025, dive into the transcendent space where art and spirituality converge. In “Spiritual Dimensions to the Aesthetic Response,” Fr Raphael Daley presents an illustrated reflection on Antonello da Messina’s masterpiece The Virgin Annunciate. Held in the Assisi Room from 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., this deeply contemplative talk invites you to rediscover beauty as a gateway to the sacred. Spaces are limited to 30: advance booking at £10 is essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-augustines-abbey-chilworth

A.E. Housman: Scholar, Poet, Enigma

On Thursday 20 November 2025, Abbot Rt Rev Dom Paulinus Greenwood OSB invites you into the enigmatic world of A.E. Housman in “A.E. Housman: Scholar, Poet, Enigma.” Through poetic recitation and scholarly insight, the evening will shed new light on Housman’s brilliant, melancholic sensibility and classical scholarship. The event runs 7pm–8.20 p.m. in the Assisi Room, followed by the Divine Office of Compline in Gregorian Chant (optional) in the Abbey Church. The talk is limited to 30 guests, refreshments included; advance booking (£10) required for the talk: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-augustines-abbey-chilworth

About St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth

Nestled near Guildford in the rolling Surrey countryside, St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery of the Order of St Benedict (OSB) Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. Welcoming to all, the Abbey offers daily 9am Masses (10am on Sundays), the Divine Office seven times daily, often including ancient Gregorian Chant, and extended prayer times; its doors open year round for those seeking quiet and spiritual sanctuary. Founded in a tradition of hospitality and prayer, the Abbey is both a place of spiritual nourishment and cultural enrichment, where prayer, contemplation and creativity meet. A number of other monasteries can be found all over the United Kingdom and beyond. 

ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY, SAMPLE OAK LANE, CHILWORTH, GUILDFORD, SURREY GU4 8QR Visit us online at http://www.chilworthbenedictines.com