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Welcome to the Ewhurst LEAP website.

Ewhurst Local Environment Action People (LEAP) are an inclusive group of friendly volunteers working to improve the surroundings of our beautiful village through conservation, as well as raising awareness of wider environmental issues.

We usually have a working party once a month for a range of activities such as footpath clearing, pond maintenance or litter picking. Through initiatives such as sharing wildflower seeds at the Ewhurst Carnival, we engage others in wider issues that concern us all.

Below are the latest posts, messages and rambles. Amongst them are Richard’s wonderfully evocative articles about his wanderings around the parish, to see these articles in one place see Rambles in a Surrey Village.

Please come and join us at any of the LEAP events and working parties in the calendar below and join the mailing list for occasional emails.

Recent Posts

Balsam bashing at MSSL

We’re going balsam bashing on Saturday morning, 8th June.  This will be in Dekens field, belonging to Mullard Space Science Laboratory, which is half way up Holmbury Hill.   Dekens field is a prime site for wild flowers, but also Himalayan Balsam.  This plant is an invasive species that needs to be removed regularly before it spreads.  To remove balsam it is best to simply pull it out, if you can get to it!  At the lab the balsam is surrounded by quite uneven ground, where machinery cannot get to it.  
Alice (who works there) has asked if LEAP could help pull up the balsam.  We will be there along with couple of her colleagues at 10am on Saturday.
Map from Ewhurst to the lab
Three Mile Road (also known as Holmbury Road) up to the MSSL is supposed to be closed, and it has temporary signs where it meets Ockley Road. Ignore the signs, but drive or cycle very, very slowly around the potholes approaching the MSSL bottom gate, where we will let you through the barrier.  If the gate is padlocked, please keep going round to the top gate.  One of us will be at the barrier to let people in from 9:45-10 o’clock.  
Please wear sturdy footwear, gloves, long trousers and sleeves in case of prickles and nettles.  We’ll bring coffee for a break at 11, and finish at mid-day.  
All the best,
Eddie
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