Natural Guarding and Path Creation @ Maple Farm

Help us create a new path through the site and use what we've cut to make natural brash pile guards for the oak saplings!

Who is this for?
For young people aged 18-30 interested in spending time outside, doing some nature recovery work and learning about rewilding!

What to expect:

An area of the site is completely covered in brambles which is great but we'd love to break it up a little and create a narrow path so we can also walk through the field. There are a tonne of naturally regenerating oak saplings in the top field so we'll use the brash cuttings to create spiky protective rings around each one so they don't get eaten by deer!

About Maple Farm:
Maple farm is a 40 acre rewilding project on the border of Surrey and Sussex. Youngwilders have been working on the site for four years! We are taking crucial steps to encourage the natural regeneration of scrub, restore grassland on the site, and improve the river and floodplain habitat on the site. For the bird lovers amongst us, the site has become a stronghold for the critically endangered nightingale thanks to its amazing scrub habitat.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday 7th February 2026

Time: 10:00 - 4:30pm

Location: Charity Buddy, Rosemary Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 8EZ

Group Size: Approx. 25

Food:

Snacks, tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch!

Getting there:

Via Train:

We will providing lifts from Billinghurst Train Station at 10am and returning to the station at 4:30pm. It is a 15 minute drive from the train station to the site :)

Please get in touch if you have any questions re getting to the site via public transport.

Via Car:

If you are able to drive to the site, please let us know in the order form as we will be trying to encourage car sharing wherever possible!

Please use the What3Words below, or set your directions to Charity Buddy, Rosemary Lane Alfold, Cranleigh GU6 8EZ

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Accessibility:
The site is accessible via a heavy gate followed by a rocky slope. There is a clearly trodden path through the first field and around the edge of the meadow field, but no paved paths on the site and the fields are largely flat with slight slopes, bar the hilly left field. There are some benches scattered around the site and there is a wooden structure (the outdoor classroom) with seating and limited protection form the elements located at the furthest away field. A portion of the site floods during heavy rainfall. There is very limited phone service on site, and the only toilet is located by the carpark before you enter the site.

We can offer travel reimbursement, so if you can send us receipts or proof of travel payment and your bank details, we will reimburse you as soon as possible. Please send the reimbursement request to Noah at noah@youngwilders.uk with a PDF attachment.

If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility, please do not hesitate to reach out to Layla (layla@youngwilders.uk), who would be more than happy to discuss this.


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We can't wait to see you there :)