Category: News
The Flora of Sussex will be published February 2018
A couple of weeks ago, the bulk of the content of our long-awaited Flora was sent off to the publishers, and the end is nearly in sight for this monumental […]
All taxa list and BSBI recorders
Two of the useful spreadsheets on the Recording page have now been updated: List of all taxa ever recorded in Sussex The latest version of the list of BSBI recorders […]
Joseph Hooker at Kew
Between now and 17 September there is an important new exhibition at Kew about one of the greatest British botanists. Born 200 years ago, Joseph Dalton Hooker was a lifelong […]
Instructions for recording churchyards and cemeteries in 2017
The list of Diocesan churchyards and cemeteries comprises those not yet recorded. There may be some further churchyards of other denominations and cemeteries worth recording. Please notify Helen of your […]
South-East England Lichen Group Programme Spring 2017
Following on from our very successful programme of lichen field meetings held last year we have decided to organise a further four meetings this spring. Joining our trio of distinguished […]
Violets and a new recording card
There are some new things on the website for the New Year. Arthur recently sent me his summary guide to the violets of Sussex, which is extremely useful and so […]
2016 tetrad lists now available
The lists of species recorded in each tetrad in Sussex have now been updated with all the 2016 records. Many thanks to Mike Shaw for generating them. As ever, they […]
The Autumn Get-together 2016
A splendid group of botanists met in Staplefield last month for the traditional autumnal end-of-term review. After our Chairman’s welcome, we were captivated by Trevor Lording’s talk on the Ferns […]
Photographs needed for the Flora
There are still some images we need for the Flora. If you have any of the following in high resolution and especially in good focus that you would be willing […]
Seaweeds of the south east
A significant event that triggered my interest in the natural world was my A level Biology field trip. Growing up in Plymouth, an obvious place to visit was the fantastic […]