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Sussex Bird Safari

Venue: Rye Harbour, East Sussex
Date: Tuesday 1
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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An Evening with Badgers

Venue: Rusper, nr Horsham
Date: Wednesday 2
Time: 18:00 - 22:00 approx.
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
The evening will start with an indoor introductory talk at Rusper Village Hall. You will then drive in your own cars to the wood nearby. Please wear suitable warm outdoor clothing and footwear for the weather conditions as you could be sitting down for 2½– 3 hours. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Please also bring a torch. Further details will be sent on booking.

Learn about
• The life of the badger and how it survives in today’s world

Course Highlights
• Seeing badgers in the wild

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £18, Non-members £22

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An Evening with Nightingales

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Thursday 3
Time: 19:30 - 22:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
An introductory indoor session to find out about this wonderful bird and how it has inspired poets and musicians throughout the ages. We will then go out on the reserve to listen out for this secret summer visitor.

Learn about
• The life cycle of the nightingale
• How it inspired artists over the years

Course Highlights
• Listening to the finest natural singer in the UK!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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An Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Friday 4
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Amanda Millar

Content:
The decline in the honeybee population around the globe is causing great concern so the Trust has joined together with the Brighton & Lewes Beekeepers Association to promote the importance of these insects. There will be an indoor session in the morning and the tutor will be bringing some bees to the reserve for the afternoon session.

Learn about
• The ecology and wildlife implications of honeybees
• The importance to environment and human beings
• Health and disease management basic principles
• The biology of honeybees

Course Highlights
• Looking at the activity within a beehive
• An outdoor session with bees

To book please ring 01273 497561

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

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Dawn Chorus

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Sunday 6
Time: 04:15 - 07:15
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
A wonderful chance to experience the magic of being in a Sussex woodland at dawn as the birds begin their chorus. The morning will start in the dark, listening for the first birds to break into song. Once dawn has broken we will walk around the reserve to look for some of the birds you have been listening to. We will end the morning with a continental breakfast back at the classroom.

Learn about
• How to identify the song of some of the common species
• Why birds sing and who they are singing to

Course highlights
• Being in a Sussex wood at dawn
• Chance to hear a nightingale!
• A very welcome breakfast!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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Spoon Making

Venue: Seven Sisters Country Park, nr Seaford
Date: Sunday 6
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
Tutor: Nicky Hedgecock

Content:
Why not try something really different and come along to carve your very own spoon. You will source and fell the wood that you choose for your spoon and spend the day designing and carving it. We will be working around a camp fire for the day.

Learn about
• Initial wood selection through to felling, designing and carving

Course highlights
• Making your own spoon!
• Spending the day in the forest around the camp fire

To book please ring 01273 497561

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

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An Evening with Nightingales

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Tuesday 8
Time: 19:30 - 22:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
An introductory indoor session to find out about this wonderful bird and how it has inspired poets and musicians throughout the ages. We will then go out on the reserve to listen out for this secret summer visitor.

Learn about
• The life cycle of the nightingale
• How it inspired artists over the years

Course Highlights
• Listening to the finest natural singer in the UK!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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Worried about Warblers?

Venue: Pagham Harbour, nr Selsey
Date: Friday 11
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
Find out how to identify these tricky summer visitors (and a couple of residents!), with both indoor and outdoor sessions.

Learn about
• Identification, habitats and behaviour of warblers
• How to identify by song

Course Highlights
• Out and about on the reserve at Pagham Harbour
• Sorting out those difficult small brown birds!

To book please ring 01273 497561

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

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The Butterflies and Moths of Sussex

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfiel, Park Corner Heath, nr Laughton & Linklater Pavilion, Lewes
Date: Saturday 12 May, Saturday 23 June & Sunday 5 August
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Michael Blencowe

Content:
This three-session course is an introduction to the butterflies and moths of Sussex and includes visits to three important sites in the County. You will find out how to identify them, their ecology and distribution.

Learn about
• How to identify moths and butterflies
• How to set up your own moth trap
• The ecology and distribution of species found in Sussex

Course Highlights
• Visiting three important reserves for butterflies and moths in Sussex
• Looking at the contents of a moth trap

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £55, Non-members £65

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An Evening with Bats

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Monday 14
Time: 19:30 - 22:00
Tutor: Jane Willmott & Helen Hodson

Content:
An evening course introducing bat ecology, the different bat species found in Sussex and how to identify some of them using habitat, behaviour and bat detectors.

Learn about
• Bat behaviour and life cycles
• The different bat species in Sussex
• Habitat requirements and threats
• How to start recognising the different species in the field

Course Highlights
• Introduction to using a heterodyne bat detector
• A classroom session followed by a night walk around the reserve looking for bats and testing our new-found knowledge

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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An Evening with Nightingales

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Thursday 17
Time: 19:30 - 22:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:
An introductory indoor session to find out about this wonderful bird and how it has inspired poets and musicians throughout the ages. We will then go out on the reserve to listen out for this secret summer visitor.

Learn about
• The life cycle of the nightingale
• How it inspired artists over the years

Course Highlights
• Listening to the finest natural singer in the UK!

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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Botanical Illustration - SEE SEPTEMBER FOR ADDITIONAL DATE

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Friday 18, Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Jill Coombs

Content:
Learn the gentle but intensely satisfying art of botanical illustration. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience. Participants will need to bring materials, paints, paper etc. to the course (a list will be supplied on application).

Learn about
• Detailed observation of plant material
• Drawing and painting in watercolour
• Perspective and colour mixing
• Use of microscope for more detailed work

Course Highlights
• The satisfaction of looking closely and in detail at plants and translating that to paper

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £85, Non-members £105

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A Guide to Bird Survey Techniques

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Tutor: Graeme Lyons

Content:
This weekend course looks at the techniques used to monitor bird populations and may be particularly suitable for those people who would like to get involved in surveying their local patch. Some experience in bird identification
and song recognition required.

Learn about
• Territory mapping as undertaken in the Common Bird Census
• The Breeding Bird Survey and point counts
• Learning the different techniques in how to survey for birds

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £44, Non-members £64

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An Evening with Badgers

Venue: Rusper, nr Horsham
Date: Wednesday 23
Time: 18:00 - 22:00 approx.
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
The evening will start with an indoor introductory talk at Rusper Village Hall. You will then drive in your own cars to the wood nearby. Please wear suitable warm outdoor clothing and footwear for the weather conditions as you could be sitting down for 2½– 3 hours. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Please also bring a torch. Further details will be sent on booking.

Learn about
• The life of the badger and how it survives in today’s world

Course Highlights
• Seeing badgers in the wild

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £18, Non-members £22

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Badgers : Biology and Observation

Venue: Rusper, nr Horsham
Date: Thursday 24
Time: 15:00 - 22:00 approx.
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
A later afternoon/evening course on badgers including observation at a sett.

Learn about
• Badger biology, diet and reproduction
• Examining and identifying badger tracks and signs

Course Highlights
• Following badger paths, examining their latrines and seeking out their satellite setts and foraging areas
• An opportunity to identify their main sett
• Full badger watch during the evening from an observation platform

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £40, Non-members £50

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An Evening with Bats

Venue: Linklater Pavilion, Lewes
Date: Friday 25
Time: 19:45 - 22:15
Tutor: Jane Willmott & Helen Hodson

Content:
An evening course introducing bat ecology, the different bat species found in Sussex and how to identify some of them using habitat, behaviour and bat detectors.

Learn about
• Bat behaviour and life cycles
• The different bat species in Sussex
• Habitat requirements and threats
• How to start recognising the different species in the field

Course Highlights
• Introduction to using a heterodyne bat detector
• A classroom session followed by a night walk around the reserve looking for bats and testing our new-found knowledge

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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Hay Meadows in the High Weald

Venue: Beech Farm Estate, Nr Netherfield, Battle
Date: Saturday 26
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Sarah McKenzie

Content:
Explore the species-rich hay meadows of Beech Estate, one of the largest surviving tracts of wild flower meadows in the South East. Discover how, through careful management, seeds from this rare and important habitat are being harvested and used to recreate hay meadows near by.

Learn about
• How to identify key species
• Management techniques

Course Highlights
• Walking through flower-rich meadows alive with butterflies and grasshoppers

To book please ring 01273 497561

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

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Creating Garden Ponds for Wildlife

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 26
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Tutor: Bev Wadge

Content:
Garden ponds are an important resource for wildlife and this short course looks at what makes a good wildlife pond

Learn about
• What makes a good wildlife pond
• How to create a good wildlife pond
• What you might find living in one

Course Highlights
• Pond dipping in the Woods Mill ponds

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £9, Non-members £12

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Discover Shoreham Beach Local Nature Reserve

Venue: Shoreham-by-Sea
Date: Saturday 26
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Stephen Savage

Content:
Explore Shoreham Beach Local Nature Reserve, designated for its rare vegetated shingle habitat.

Learn about
• An overview of the reserve, its shingle flora and terrestrial wildlife visitors
• How the specialist plants have adapted to the harsh environmental conditions
• Threats to vegetated shingle habitats both local and global
• The physical forces that shape the beach
• The clues that local strandline objects tell us about the wildlife that lives further offshore

Course Highlights
• An opportunity to study the shingle flora up close on Shoreham Beach

To book please ring 01273 497561

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

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An Evening with Badgers

Venue: Rusper, nr Horsham
Date: Monday 28
Time: 18:00 - 22:00 approx.
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
The evening will start with an indoor introductory talk at Rusper Village Hall. You will then drive in your own cars to the wood nearby. Please wear suitable warm outdoor clothing and footwear for the weather conditions as you could be sitting down for 2½– 3 hours. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Please also bring a torch. Further details will be sent on booking.

Learn about
• The life of the badger and how it survives in today’s world

Course Highlights
• Seeing badgers in the wild

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £18, Non-members £22

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An Evening with Badgers

Venue: Rusper, nr Horsham
Date: Wednesday 30
Time: 18:00 - 22:00 approx.
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:
The evening will start with an indoor introductory talk at Rusper Village Hall. You will then drive in your own cars to the wood nearby. Please wear suitable warm outdoor clothing and footwear for the weather conditions as you could be sitting down for 2½– 3 hours. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Please also bring a torch. Further details will be sent on booking.

Learn about
• The life of the badger and how it survives in today’s world

Course Highlights
• Seeing badgers in the wild

To book please ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/volunteers £18, Non-members £22

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How to Establish a Wildflower Meadow

Venue: Woodlands Farm Cottage, Billingshurst
Date: Thursday 31
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Tutor: Jane and Michael Joseph

Content: Are you thinking of converting a field or a corner of your garden into a wildflower meadow? This course explains what you need to do.

Learn about
• Site preparation
• Appropriate species and sowing.
• Management
• Problems
• Ecological benefits and habitat creation

Course Highlights
• In the morning there will be a short presentation followed by a tour of a small but spectacular meadow that was once ‘improved pasture’
• Afternoon walk exploring local ancient meadows
• Ample opportunities to discuss individual plans

To book please ring 01273 497561

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