The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group is holding an illustrated public talk given by Clare Blencowe on Wednesday, 12th April at 7.30pm. It is to be held in the Club Suite of the Village Centre, Trinity Road Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9UY. It will follow immediately after a brief introduction by The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group. […]

2022 was not the best year for surveying our bat box installations. The late summer weather became progressively more wet following the abnormally hot summer and dry days in which to undertake them became fewer and fewer as autumn arrived. This meant the work was protracted and difficult to achieve. The wet weather and windy […]

The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group has been busier than ever during the latter half of 2022. In June we visited the woodland pond in Sayers Common and spent many weeks maintaining the valuable wetland location. It was overgrown with ragwort, thistle and spreading brush again. Volunteers worked hard to restore the area to the […]

Our barn owl conservation area established in 2007, has continued to grow each year to provide us with a significant benefit to the species in and around the southern Mid Sussex area. Started when the species was on the amber-listed species register under threat from habitat loss, the barn owl has, with our contribution to […]

We undertake the conservation of a small but ecologically valuable area called Talbot Field in Hassocks. It includes a small wooded area surrounded by a field which has reverted to meadowland. This year we began our yearly work there in the early months by removing unwanted brush within the woodland and a smaller tree formation […]