What are the Numbered Waymarkers Along the Wandle Trail?
There are 100 numbered waymarkers spaced evenly along the 15km length of the Wandle Trail. Number 1 is located at the mouth of the Wandle where it meets the river …
Olivia Herlihy
Brown Trout vs Rainbow Trout – What’s the Difference?
Brown Trout vs Rainbow Trout – whats the difference between the two? The easiest way to tell the two fish apart is from their colouring. A brown trout is brown …
Are There Pike in the Wandle?
Sightings of pike in the River Wandle are rare. One angler told me that in 35 years of fishing on the Wandle, he had only ever seen and handled three …
River Wandle History: What was the River Wandle used for?
The River Wandle was known for its famous brown trout, and for being one of the hardest-working rivers in the world in Victorian times. This post is all about the …
Elephants in Carshalton Ponds from a Travelling Circus in 1901
Did you know there were once elephants in Carshalton Ponds? In the early 1900s, the Lord George Sanger’s Circus visited a number of in towns in Surrey including Dorking, Redhill …