Author: Roy Wells
Eastbourne cherry
I have driven for years past this old mixed hedge on Willingdon Drove that contains mature trees of oak and ash without realising that it contains Prunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry). […]
Making Itself at Home?
On a visit to Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour just after Christmas I noticed plants of Polycarpon tetraphylla (Four-leaved Allseed), vibrantly green and in full growth in areas away from where it […]
Rowland Wood and Park Corner Heath
Meeting date: 4 June 2016 (Leader: Roy Wells) Could this cold grey morning really be in early June? That’s what we asked ourselves as we gathered at Rowland Wood, the […]
Littlehampton
Meeting date: 31 May 2014 (Leader: Mike Shaw) Mike Shaw invited us to spend a day at the seaside and that is exactly what we did, hardly losing sight of […]
Eastbourne downland
Meeting date: 15 June 2013 (Leader: Roy Wells) When planning a field meeting in the middle of June there is a slight worry that the day may turn out to […]
Salehurst
Meeting date: 2 June 2012 (Leader: Roy Wells) Ten members assembled at Bourne Farm, Salehurst on Saturday 2nd June. This beef-rearing farm is mainly improved grassland but the owner Mr. […]
Mayfield
Meeting date: 18 September 2011 (Leader: Roy Wells) Nine members successfully defied looming black clouds to drop their cargo over Mayfield, until the day was forced to adopt a sunnier […]
Beckley
Meeting date: 3 September 2011 (Leader: Roy Wells) Four members turned up for the field meeting at Bixley Wood, Beckley. The quality of those four shone through as they managed […]
Stonegate
Meeting date: 29 May 2011 (Leader: Roy Wells) Nine members met at Stonegate Village Hall and walked across fields to the northern part of TQ62T, first entering Church Wood Shaws, […]
Burwash area
Meeting date: 24 April 2010 (Leader: Roy Wells) The 24th April was warm and sunny, an ideal day to kick off a new season of field trips. Seventeen members successfully […]