Unexpected find of a rare, declining species
We (Judy Clark, Ellen Campbell and Jacqueline Rose) have spent literally hours hunting for and failing to find Scleranthus annuus (Annual Knawel) around Camber Castle at Rye Harbour. Helen Proctor […]
Edge of the rugby field
During the 2018 AGM, it was suggested that we should survey neighbourhood greens and pitches. I am doing some of my local green areas including Uckfield Rugby Club. This is […]
No major refind in a “missing” part of Wannock
It is not often, when you have lived in an area for as long as I have, that you discover sizeable parts of it which are not only untrodden by […]
A density of orchids
Wow! What can I say? I’ve long wanted to get to grips with the balance between the commoner Chalk Fragrant-orchid and the scarcer Marsh or Dense-flowered Fragrant-orchid (above) at Ditchling Beacon. […]
Treesome: Exhibition at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Christina Hart-Davies is well known to members of the SBRS; not only did she paint the majority of the illustrations in David Streeter’s Wild Flower Guide, but she came to […]
Orobanche minor var. flava
This morning, as most mornings, I walked Barney around the clover fields at Goodwood. As it was quite hot at 6am Barney took a short cut over rather than around […]
Better than the Levels you know?
Most of you will know Evan Jones for the magnificent image which adorns the front cover of The Flora of Sussex (2018). However, he is not only a gifted photographer […]
A lentil on parade in Eastbourne
On Wednesday 23 May 2018, while on my way home, I decided to take a detour past the Framfield Way shopping parade in the Rodmill district of Eastbourne. This is […]
After the Flora
I have already lost count of the number of times people have said to me how much they love the Flora, and then follow it with “but the map shows […]
Chailey Commons
Meeting date: 2 September 2017 (Leaders: Jacqui Hutson) A brilliant blue sky and bright sunshine welcomed the assembled group of 18 people on Romany Ridge. Several members of the group […]