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A Beginners Guide to Raptors

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Friday 2
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
This course looks at the birds of prey that are regularly recorded in the UK and particularly concentrating on those that you might see in Sussex. It will focus on how to identify the different species but will also include finding out about their habitats, behaviour and calls. There will be an indoor session in the morning followed by a walk after lunch.

Learn about
• The birds of prey found in the UK
• Identification techniques and how to apply them in the field

Course Highlights
• Finding out about this wonderful group of birds and how they live
• An afternoon session in the field hoping to see raptors!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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A Beginners Guide to Raptors - Additional Date not in Brochure

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Friday 9
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
This course looks at the birds of prey that are regularly recorded in the UK and particularly concentrating on those that you might see in Sussex. It will focus on how to identify the different species but will also include finding out about their habitats, behaviour and calls. There will be an indoor session in the morning followed by a walk after lunch.

Learn about
• The birds of prey found in the UK
• Identification techniques and how to apply them in the field

Course Highlights
• Finding out about this wonderful group of birds and how they live
• An afternoon session in the field hoping to see raptors!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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Willow Sculpture for the Garden

Venue: Seven Sisters Country Park, nr Seaford
Date: Saturday 10
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Danny Manning

Content:
An intensive day workshop working with natural willow.

Learn about
• Creating growing structures for your garden and bring home a sculptural piece in willow

Course Highlights
• Learning how to create willow sculptures for your garden and looking at examples of work created by the tutor

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £35, Non-members £48

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Beginning Nature Photography

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 10 & Sunday 11
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
Two-day course for beginners with digital SLR cameras only. Not suitable for users of film, point and shoot or hybrid cameras.

Learn about
• Day One - camera basics, manual control, manual metering, aperture priority and depth of field control
• Day Two - advanced metering and exposure compensation, composition, putting it
all together, making a good shot better, fieldwork and supports

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £84, Non-members £104

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A Beginners Guide to Raptors - Additional Date not in Brochure

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Friday 16
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
This course looks at the birds of prey that are regularly recorded in the UK and particularly concentrating on those that you might see in Sussex. It will focus on how to identify the different species but will also include finding out about their habitats, behaviour and calls. There will be an indoor session in the morning followed by a walk after lunch.

Learn about
• The birds of prey found in the UK
• Identification techniques and how to apply them in the field

Course Highlights
• Finding out about this wonderful group of birds and how they live
• An afternoon session in the field hoping to see raptors!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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Ash Gate Hurdle Making

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 17
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Tutor: Ian Swain

Content:
Participants will use traditional tools and techniques to build their own gate hurdles from green ash poles. This is moderately physical work – your muscles will probably let you know you’ve been working by the end of the day! It is strongly recommended that participants have some previous experience of carpentry/woodwork.

Learn about
• The growth of trees and the properties of green wood
• How wood splits and how to control that process
• Using traditional tools and devices
• Making simple mortice and tenon joints

Course Highlights
• Working with green wood in a woodland setting
• Taking away your own hurdle, and the skills to make other hurdles in the future

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £35, Non-members £48

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Geology and Landscape around Seven Sisters Country Park

Venue: Seven Sisters Country Park, nr Seaford
Date: Saturday 17
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Alan Grey

Content:
We will study the links between geology and landscape in the Country Park and on Seaford Head both in the past and the present day.

Learn about
• The iconic landforms of the Cuckmere valley
• The chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters
• An update on the plan to allow the lower Cuckmere to revert to an estuary

Course Highlights
• The spectacular landscape of the area and the bonus of the wildlife that we will see during the day

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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Sussex Bird Safari

Venue: West Dean Woods - The Burgh
Date: Tuesday 20
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
The Trust is running six one-day bird safaris throughout the year covering different habitats and seasons. There will be opportunities to look for residents, summer and winter migrants and how birds adapt to a changing landscape.

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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The Life and Times of the Brown Hare

Venue: Duke of Norfolk's Estate, Arundel
Date: Wednesday 21
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Peter Thompson

Content:
A one day course looking at the ecology and habitats of the brown hare, including indoor and outdoor sessions.

Learn about
• The brown hare’s history, ecology, population changes and year round habitat
requirements
• Reasons behind its decline in some parts of the UK
• Benefits to other wildlife when managing for brown hares
• Funding opportunities for habitat creation under the current Stewardship schemes

Course Highlights
• A chance to visit an award winning estate for the benefit of wildlife
• Looking at creating new habitats

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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An Introduction to Birdsong

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield - Session 1 & 2, Pulborough Brooks - Session 3
Date: Friday 23 March, Friday 27 April & Friday 18 May
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
Three sessions to introduce participants to learn the songs and calls of some of our common resident and summer visitors.

Learn about
• Why birds sing and the difference between songs and calls
• The songs of our common resident species and some of our summer visitors
• Techniques in birdsong identification

Course Highlights
• Visits to Woods Mill and Pulborough Brooks nature reserves
• Hearing a variety of birds at the peak of the breeding season

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £43, Non-members £56

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An Introduction to Amphibians and How to Survey for Them

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Sunday 25
Time: 15:30 - 22:30
Tutor: Liam Russell

Content:
The first half of this course will provide an introduction to the amphibians of the UK. The second half will cover techniques in surveying and then out onto the reserve to put those techniques into practice.

Learn about
• Amphibian biology, distribution and conservation
• Techniques in surveying

Course Highlights
• Putting new found techniques into practice on Woods Mill Reserve

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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Farming and Wildlife

Venue: The Downs Barn, Sompting
Date: Tuesday 27
Time: 10:30 - 16:00
Tutor: Peter Thompson

Content:
The course will look at how modern farming and farmland wildlife can co-exist, and how both cannot survive without each other.

Learn about
• What crops are grown and what they are used for
• Pesticides and if they are they harmful to wildlife
• Why many species associated with farmland have declined and how we can reverse those declines
• What species to see and what they require to flourish once again
• How a farmer can best use the Government Stewardship scheme to help farmland
wildlife and the farm

Course Highlights
• We will go out onto the farm and take a closer look at the crops – including those grown for us, for animal feed and for wildlife
• Wildlife that we can spot at this time of the year

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £25, Non-members £35

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Garden Design with Wildlife in Mind

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 31
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Elaine Hughes

Content:
A broad look at the process and issues to consider when approaching the design of a garden with an interest in sustainable and wildlife friendly features.

Learn about
• Principles of wildlife friendly gardening and garden assessment
• Principles of garden design, garden features, materials and planting
• Choices and combinations for year round interest

Course Highlights
• Finding out how you can make a difference to the conservation of a wide range of species in your garden and greenspaces

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £30, Non-members £40