Field meetings 2000

DateLeader(s)Location
Sunday 26 MarchAlan KnappIn search of Poa infirma. Meet in Winston Rd., Lancing at TQ 175034. (Turn N from A259 at traffic lights beside Brooklands Park into Western Rd. Soon turn right into Winston Rd.). Later we shall travel East, finishing in VC 14.
Saturday 6 MayHelen ProctorTo look for Ranunculus tripartitus - Meet at Hailsham Leisure Centre - TQ 592096
Saturday 20 MayPat Donovan, Margaret HantonDallington Forest. To see Convallaria majalis and seek site of Festuca altissima. Take unmarked track (a touch bumpy) off B 2096 on north side of road (east of Woods Corner) at TQ 649195. Go past Cox's Mill and park at TQ 654206 (by iron gates).
Saturday 3 JuneFrances Abraham Damp meadows at Watersfield with Carex vulpina & Oenanthe silaifolia. Meet at Watersfield recreation ground at TQ 012160. From the A29 turn NW up Sandy Lane (opposite pub & garage) then take left fork. Parking limited so please share cars if possible.
Saturday 10 JuneArthur HoareWakehurst Place. Meet in the car park near the main entrance to the gardens at TQ 342317. The morning will be spent looking at some of the
endangered British flora in the nursery beds and greenhouses. The afternoon can be enjoyed just wandering around the gardens.
Saturday 17 JunePaul Harmes Wilmington. The Long Man. Chalk downland. Meet in Car Park at TQ 544042 south end of village, west side of road.
Sunday 2 JulyPat Donovan, Rebecca BarrettSurvey the grounds of Pestalozzi Children's Village, Sedlescombe. Park in reception area at TQ 789175.
Saturday 22 JulyNick SturtPagham seaside. Meet at Pagham Spit carpark at SZ 884964 (Pay & Display). From Nyetimber follow Pagham Rd SW, turning left (SE) into Sea Lane (dual carriageway); at end of Sea Lane turn right into Harbour Rd (in front of Pagham Beach Cafe); carpark at end of long unmade road - beware sleeping policemen and craters.
Saturday 12 AugustPaul Harmes, Barry YatesRye Harbour to seek new sites for Lactuca saligna. Meet in car park at TQ 942188 (We will then take a few cars down to the Reserve.)
Sunday 20 AugustRod SternAmbersham Common. Meet at SU910190. Park by crossroads N. of Hoyle.
Saturday 9 SeptemberMary Briggs, Frances AbrahamSearch for Leersia oryzoides in the Arun Valley. Meet beside Rackham Village Hall at TQ 049143, on W side of Rackham Street. We will look at Leersia at a known site at Rackham, then move on to search for it at other sites in the Arun Valley.
Saturday 21 OctoberHoward MatchamBryophyte meeting - Meet at Staplefield Village Hall. Morning will be spent in the field looking for specimens - Afternoon in the Village Hall looking at them through microscopes.