Martin Bamford

Visitors to Knowle Park may have spotted something new above the park in the past few weeks. Thanks to the excellent team at Cranleigh Men’s Shed, we now have a purpose-built stork nest installed high up in the park. It was carefully lifted into place using a cherry picker very kindly donated for the morning by King & Stevens. It was one of those lovely community moments. Local volunteers making something by hand. A local business helping us get it safely into position. And the park gaining...

We’re pleased to be working with the Waterlife Recovery Trust on an important conservation project here at Knowle Park. You may not have seen them, but American Mink are resident along Littlemead Brook. They are smart, fast-moving predators, and while they might look appealing at first glance, they are an invasive non-native species that can cause serious damage to our native wildlife. American Mink were brought to the UK in the 20th century for fur farming. Some escaped, and others were...

Knowle Park Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam McCone as Park Ranger for Knowle Park, the 60-acre country park and nature reserve in Cranleigh.