Programme 2022/23

Our role today is to clear back the pathways, riverbanks and the stream itself, in preparation for the forth-coming Duck Race.

Meet in library car park, w3w: digital.personal:losing – click (here)

Tools and refreshments provided.

Continuing our Woodland management and restoration work in the Victorian Pleasure Garden.

Parking near the kiddies play area just off Dean Way. What3Words(w3w): dragons.leaky.tile – click (here)

Meet near the balancing pond. What3Words(w3w): flows.unzipped.motoring – click (here)

Tools and refreshments are provided.

To help in the removal of the Himalayan Balsam in the Hurston Warren area, we have a morning session at this SSSI site. Previous sessions have proved we are making a big difference with less and less of this invasive species around every time we visit. The area has boggy areas, brambles and nettles, so long trousers and long sleeve shirts, sturdy boots/wellies, are to be recommended.

Meet passed the far end of West Sussex Golf Club car park, Golf Club Lane, Pulborough.

We cannot park in our usual spot as Kate has now passed on ownership of this site to a third party, who are fully committed to maintaining the areas status as a SSSI. The new parking area is about 100 m passed where we used to park. It is further south from the golf club and just passed Kate’s home entrance, through a gate on the right, on some hard standing, next to an old farm building.

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

We will be returning to Dyke Farm. This morning, we will be raking hay in one of the meadows that Nicola is creating. If we have the time and the energy, we will also need to weed around the trees that we planted back on our previous winters visits.

Meet at the far end of the car park of the farm shop.

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

At our latest site, we will continue the scrub clearance of these important chalk grasslands to improve the habitat for the butterflies. This site is more challenging than our regular sites as it is on the northern slopes of the Downs.

Meet at Grey Friars Farm – Stables Complex

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

We will be continuing our clearance of the Silver Birch from the hillside of this Site of Special Scientific Interest. (SSSI) in preparation for the possibility of sand lizards being released on the site soon, and our efforts are helping towards this.

We cannot park in our usual spot as Kate has now passed on ownership of this site to a third party, who are fully committed to maintaining the areas status as a SSSI. The new parking area is about 100m passed where we used to park. It is further south from the golf club and just passed Kate’s home entrance, through a gate on the right, on some hard standing next to an old farm building.

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

Our annual A.G.M. takes place today with discussions about the previous years work (our successes or not), where we stand at the present and what direction the society should take in the future.

Our speaker – t.b.a.

Meet in The Village Hall. What3Words(w3w): firebird.rush.covenants – click (here)

Tea and cake provided – Entrance for non-members is £4 and free for fully paid members 2023-24/life-time members.