Below is a partial list of recent events and field trips
Show Future Events| Date: | Saturday 10 May 2025 |
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| Event Title: | West Combe of Chantry Hill - just south of Storrington. |
| Event Description: | Martin Kalaher will lead a walk to see seasonal butterflies - Green Hairstreak, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper and more - plus the local flora. Please note this walk is on steep slopes. |
| Event Type: | Walk |
| Event Time: | 10:00 to 13:00 |
| Target Species: | The butterfly target species include Green Hairstreak, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Duke of Burgundy, Brown Argus and Common Blue. Overhead there should be Red Kites, Buzzards, and Ravens and beneath your feet, the chalk flora includes Common Rock-rose, Horseshoe Vetch, Wild Strawberry, and Early Purple Orchids. |
| Meeting Place: | Meet at Chantry Post car park (Map Ref TQ 08703 11963). ///rush.opened.firelight |
| OS Grid Ref: | TQ 08703 11963 |
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| Contact Details: | Numbers will be restricted to 12 and is for Sussex BC members only. Booking will be required by email to events@sussex-butterflies.org.uk Please put “Chantry Hill” as the subject of the email. Please indicate if you could make a Back Up date of Sunday 11/05/25 |
| Other Info: | As for any walk in the countryside, we should take a hat (in case it is hot and sunny), some light wet weather clothing (unless the forecast is especially favourable) and wear ankle walking boots (as part of the route is off the footpath). Jeans or trousers are recommended as there will be a few brambles and nettles, and they will also help protect against ticks (not that I have ever had a problem with ticks on Chantry Hill). Some of the slopes are quite steep and this event is only suitable for someone with a reasonable level of fitness. The main problem is twisting an ankle in a rabbit hole. The route is part footpath, part open grass downland and therefore not easy walking. However, it is only 2-3 km in total and we will be walking at a very gentle pace, over a 3 hour period. I am not aware of any risk of Lyme Disease. The Event is family friendly but please no dogs. |
| Date: | Friday 09 May 2025 |
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| Event Title: | Mayfield College Walk |
| Event Description: | Paul Johnson, our Recording Officer, will be leading a walk at Mayfield College to find the butterflies that frequent that area of East Sussex. |
| Event Type: | Walk |
| Event Time: | 10:30 to 13:30 |
| Target Species: | There should be a good range of wider countryside butterflies, with the possibility of finding early Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper and Small Heath. |
| Meeting Place: | Please meet outside the Rose & Crown pub in Mayfield, TN20 6TE for a prompt 10:30 start. What3words: assess.staple.wicket Please park considerately in Mayfield village. One parking option is on a wider section of Coggins Mill Lane approximately 100 m north of the Rose & Crown. |
| OS Grid Ref: | TQ591271 |
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| Contact Details: | Registration required via events@sussex-butterflies.org.uk. Subject title 'Mayfield College'. |
| Other Info: | Members Only. Restricted to 12 attendees. This event might be particularly suitable for anyone wishing to improve their butterfly ID skills and learn more about the range of butterflies that occur on this rich and varied High Weald site. This walk can be extended to 15:30 if people wish in order to cover more of this special area. Please bring a packed lunch if you want to stay the full duration. |
| Date: | Monday 28 Apr 2025 |
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| Event Title: | Recording a Butterfly Transect Training Course |
| Event Description: | Are you interested in learning how to identify and record butterflies for conservation? If so, we are running a training course with the Countryside Rangers at Buchan Country Park, Crawley RH11 9HQ on Monday 28th April. Booking is essential - further details can be found here. |
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| Event Time: | 10:00 - 14:30 |
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| Meeting Place: | Buchan Country Park, Crawley |
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