Programme 2025

To help our fellow Storrington Conservation groups, we have arranged a morning session at Sullington Warren. We will be helping them with their maintenance of the area. The plan is to work on the wet heath towards the Water Lane end of the Sullington Warren. The work could include, raking cut heather to diversify the age of the heather which can then support different species, creating some scrapes for reptiles and invertebrates and clearing invasive scrub and burning it.

Parking at the top end of the car park road of Trinity Methodist Church, off Thakeham road, opposite the speed camera (B2139).

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE AS THIS IS A WEEK LATER THAN OUR NORMAL SATURDAY WORK-PARTY, SO IT TIES IN WITH THEIR WORK PARTY SESSSION.

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 have been asked to return to Foxmead Court to do our usual clearance of their pond. For those who have not been there before, the Conservation Society was responsible for saving the pond about 30 years ago by lining it with clay. Despite the fact that the site has been developed into retirement apartments, the pond remains. Since the apartments were built, we have been returning to enhance its wildlife value and maintain it as an attractive feature for the residents to continue to enjoy.

Wellies could be helpful.

Park in the visitors bays of the car park at the rear of the building via Meadowside.

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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.

PLEASE NOTE EARLIER START  TIME

Our winter talk is by Kay Wagland on creating a home for Hedgehogs in your area. These little chaps have reduced from 30 million in the 1950’s to 1 million today. These spiny animals are hibernating at the moment. However after the talk, come spring you will be ready to assist them better in their efforts to survive.

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 2025-26/life-time members.

To help our fellow Storrington Conservation groups, we have arranged a morning session at Sullington Warren. We will be helping them with their maintenance of the area. The plan is to work on the wet heath towards the Water Lane end of the Sullington Warren. The work could include, raking cut heather to diversify the age of the heather which can then support different species, creating some scrapes for reptiles and invertebrates and clearing invasive scrub and burning it.

Parking at the top end of the car park road of Trinity Methodist Church, off Thakeham road, opposite the speed camera (B2139).

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Tools and refreshments are provided.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE AS THIS IS A WEEK LATER THAN OUR NORMAL SATURDAY WORK-PARTY, SO IT TIES IN WITH THEIR WORK PARTY SESSSION.

We will be clearing litter, dumped shopping trolleys and other detritus from along the lovely Riverside Walk. Please bring your litter grabber if you have one

Meet at the Leisure Centre car park, What3Words(w3w): cowboy.perusing.caring – click (here)

Tools and refreshments provided.

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

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Tools and refreshments provided.

Back to an old favourite, we will be clearing back the pathways and helping maintain the fruit trees area we planted a number of years ago. We may be joined by a number of the local residents, who are now taking a more active roll in this sites maintenance.

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Tools and refreshments 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. We may even have time for a little bracken bashing as well.

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

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.