Cowden and Holtye
Meeting date: 10 May 2017 (Leaders: Geoffrey Kitchener/Brad Scott) Gorgeous sunshine greeted the nineteen assembled members of the Kent and Sussex groups for our annual cross-border meeting. Progress out of […]
Crawley Down and other churchyards
Meeting date: 12 April 2017 (Leader: Arthur Hoare) Ten members gathered at Crawley Down churchyard to contribute to the Churchyard Survey. Arthur had seen it in late summer last year, […]
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 […]
Red Hemp-nettle at Malling Down
During a routine grazing assessment of Malling Down today, I decided to have a quick look for the mythical Red Hemp-nettle that has not been seen there for well over […]
Beddingham landfill
Along with Helen Proctor I have found a new population of Parentucellia viscosa (Yellow Bartsia), located on a reclaimed part of the former Beddingham landfill site. More than 50 flowering […]
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 […]
Mum to the rescue!
This was my second visit to Holy Cross (Uckfield) for the churchyard survey and this time I was on my own. I was doing fine. I have a fair amount […]
Mousetail (Myosurus minimus)
On 21 April 2014 Sian Matthews and I found this species south of Crowhurst in arable farmland, a few plants beside the public footpath at a farm vehicle turning point. […]
Exploring the north scarp in spring
The first of the smaller half day local meetings was on the north scarp slope of the downs on Tuesday 18 April in glorious sunshine. Highlights were the Tilia platyphyllos […]
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 […]