Due to the prolonged wet start to the year, a considerable backlog of nature conservation tasks have accumulated. Most of these tasks are programmed to be undertaken to meet seasonal deadlines, so with nature offering no respite in this respect, we are finding it difficult to complete them in time. Such was the case with […]
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April Hedgehog Talk
The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group, a volunteer organisation dedicated to protecting local countryside and wildlife, invite you to a talk by the founder of a local hedgehog rescue centre, Ann Winney. It will take place on Wednesday, 15th April at 7.30 pm in the Club Suite at Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9UY. Hedgehog numbers […]
2026 Winter Conservation Difficulties
Due to the continuous wet weather experienced in the last two months, The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group activities have been severely restricted. With dry windows appearing in the weather forecast at very short notice, it has not been possible to prearrange any activities involving volunteers at our major sites. The only task we have […]
Coppicing Weekend Advert from Conduit Community Woodland
We post an advert from Conduit Community Woodland who are holding a coppicing weekend on 7th and 8th February 2026, the description of which is given below. ‘A warm invitation is extended for people to come and learn traditional coppicing techniques and be part of restoring a beautiful Sussex woodland to its fullness. Help to […]
Barn owls, tawny owls, kestrels, bats and other projects in 2025
The dominant theme for all our wildlife projects this year, was to find suitable weather to undertake them. The warm summer period was not a problem for undertaking breeding checks, but we were struggling with a backlog of other seasonal tasks due to the intensely wet early months of the year which had prevented scheduled […]
