A conservation day is being held at The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary off Oakhill Grove, behind Surbiton station, on Sat, July 9, tackling invasive species such as cherry laurel, bamboo and self-sown sycamores, as well as picking litter.

Kingston biodiversity officer Elliot Newton explains: “It’s an area of beautiful mature native woodland which supports great spotted woodpeckers, song thrushes, blackcaps and even one of our smallest birds, the firecrest.”

Meet at 10am by the information board just beyond the gates to the park.