Explore Stanmer Great Wood with our orineteering scavenger hunt, using map and compass. Be prepared to walk 2-3 miles.

Suitable for 8-12 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet on the green between Stanmer House and the Church. Toilets and café in Stanmer Village. No disabled access. Sorry no dogs.

Contact on day 07796 844641. Buses 24 and 25 from Brighton stop outside Stanmer Park. Bus No. 78 will take you into the park. Falmer Station is less that one mile away.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

A great day out in the woods spent learning wilderness survival skills. Practise shelter building, fire lighting, tool making and identify useful plants for food and medicine

Suitable for 8-14year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet in Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods Car Park, off Harwood Road (B2195)
Toilets not available and No disabled access

Bus stop on Harwood Road, 2mins walk from meeting place.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Come and meet Lennie the Limpet and some of his friends at Mewsbrook Park. Look for our marine roadshow and find out more about the amazing plants and animals that inhabit our shores around Sussex. Find out about some of the threats that are facing this fragile world and how you can help protect it. Lots of fun and art and craft activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Suitable for children aged 5-11 year. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Mewsbrook Park is situated at the eastern end of Littlehampton Beach – just next to the boating lake, café and miniature railway. Car Parking available at the Sport and Swimming Centre on Sea Road, Hendon Avenue, BN16 2LX.

Free Drop-in event. No booking necessary.

Donations to SWT towards art materials appreciated.

Bring the family to hunt for minibeasts hiding from view.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A great day out in the woods, spent learning wilderness survival skills. Practise shelter building, fire lighting, tool making and identify useful plants for food and medicine.

Suitable for 8-14 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Tilgate Park, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5PQ. Meet outside toilet block adjacent to main car park. No need to pay for parking when dropping off/collecting children.
No disabled access

Nearest bus stop at Tilgate Parade, 10mins walk along Titmus Drive to meeting place.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

What would you do if you got lost in the woods? Could you find your way around a forest if you had a map and a compass? Come along to our woodland camp and find out. There’s fire lighting and cooking as well.

Suitable for 7-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet at Forestry Commission Car Park on Litlington Road ½ mile north of Seven Sisters Country Park.

Limited disabled access to woodland.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Come along and learn all about the birds that live here in the summer, and have a go at some birdy crafts.

Suitable for accompanied children aged 5 and over.

Meet at Rye Harbour car park.

Charge £3 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A final chance to inspect the Rye Harbour moth traps.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Wheelchair accessible. Donations appreciated.

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

Join us for our second flower walk across the Downs above the Cuckmere Valley. At the height of summer the grassland is a mass of colour; wild scabious, round headed rampion and lady’s bedstraw are just a few of the plants you might find hiding in the grass. Whether you are an expert or just want to be able to identify some of the common plants this is an opportunity to enjoy a walk, the scenery, some good company, and of course the flowers. You may also see skylarks and butterflies.

Suitable for adults and children 12 years and above.

Meet at Pump Barn behind the Visitor Centre at Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Nr Seaford.

Limited wheelchair access to Park. No wheelchair access to grassland.

Toilet including disabled toilets at Visitor Centre.

Sorry no dogs. Car park charges apply.

Suggested contribution £2.00 per head.

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Join us around our camp fire in Friston Forest and find out who you are sharing the woods with. Using wood, clay and tools make some creatures to take home with you.

Suitable for 7-11yr olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet at Forestry Commission Car Park on Litlington Road ½ mile north of Seven Sisters Country Park.

Limited disabled access to woodland.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Activities, games and crafts with an environmental theme on our flagship reserve.

Suitable for 6-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Disabled access and toilets. Sorry no dogs.

Compass Bus No. 100 stops outside Woods Mill

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Explore the shallow sea at low tide, looking for shrimps, crabs and flatfish.

Please wear suitable footwear and clothing for paddling/wading in the sea.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A great day out in the woods spent learning wilderness survival skills. Practise shelter building, fire lighting, tool making and identify useful plants for food and medicine

Suitable for 8-14year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet in Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods Car Park, off Harwood Road (B2195)
Toilets not available and No disabled access

Bus stop on Harwood Road, 2mins walk from meeting place.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Who is sharing the woods with us? Look for animal tracks and signs, try small mammal trapping, look for bugs, light a fire and toast marshmallows.

Suitable for 6-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet on the green between Stanmer House and the Church. Toilets and café in Stanmer Village. No disabled access. Sorry no dogs.

Contact on day 07796 844641.

Buses 24 and 25 from Brighton stop outside Stanmer Park. Bus No. 78 will take you into the park.
Falmer Station less that one mile away.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

A guided walk through the Nature Reserve to look inside Camber Castle; one of Henry VIII’s fortifications.

Suitable for accompanied children aged 5 and over.

Meet at Brede Lock. Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A great day out in the woods, spent learning wilderness survival skills. Practise shelter building, fire lighting, tool making and identify useful plants for food and medicine.

Suitable for 8-14 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Tilgate Park, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5PQ. Meet outside toilet block adjacent to main car park. No need to pay for parking when dropping off/collecting children.
No disabled access

Nearest bus stop at Tilgate Parade, 10mins walk along Titmus Drive to meeting place.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Come rock pooling with us under the Seven Sisters and who knows you might catch a crab. If not, there are lots of other fascinating creatures you can find living in the rock pools when the tide goes out.

Suitable for 7-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult. Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet Pump Barn, behind the Visitor’s Centre, Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Seaford.
1½ miles to the beach. If the weather is good we will have lunch and games on the beach.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Meet in time for a 9.45 departure at the Partridge in Singleton (Explorer Map 120: SU 877132). Singleton is on the A 286, south of Midhurst. The Partridge is visible from the A286 but you need to drive down one of the small roads into the village to enter the car park from the front of the pub. Please park in the overflow car park, through the main pub car park to the edge of the pub garden.

To help with the lunchtime catering, orders for lunch will be taken prior to starting the walk. The landlord has kindly agreed to open from 9:30 so we can do this, use the toilet facilities and have coffee if we want.

Our three mile morning walk will explore Levin Down, a Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and SSSI. Levin Down is a superb example of chalk grassland and scrub and we hope to see a variety of flowers and butterflies, as well as tremendous views. We return to the Partridge for lunch around 12.30.

After lunch we will drive just over a mile south from Singleton to the car park at St Roche’s Hill (Explorer Map 120: SU 872110). From here we will make the gentle climb to the top of The Trundle, the site of an Iron Age hill fort, a high point with fantastic views. This afternoon walk is just over a mile.

You are welcome to do both walks or just one of the morning or afternoon walks if you wish.

Walk led by Lin and Ross (Tel: 0208 8942276 or 07900 697411 on the day of the walk).

An undulating walk with good views with lunch at the end. The walk will stop to look at wildlife along the way, so a small camera is a good idea.

We recommend you wear suitable walking shoes/boots and bring a cold drink and sunscreen. All timings and distances are approximate.

Sorry, these are not suitable for wheelchairs.

Meet at the St Barts. Church, Leigh. Roadside parking available. Grid Map reference TQ223468, postcode: RH2 8NJ.

Transport: 433 bus runs from Reigate

Contributions to Sussex Wildlife Trust are welcome. Dogs welcome under close control

Contact number for enquiries on the day of the event 07534 101495

Our seas are precious; they are full of amazing plants and animals and they are under threat from us. Come and celebrate this fantastic world that lies just out of our reach beneath the waves and find out how you can help protect it. There are loads of activities including arts and crafts for the whole family to enjoy.

Suitable for 5-12 year olds. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Meet in the Pump Barn behind the Visitor’s Centre, Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Seaford.

Disabled toilets. Disabled access to Pump Barn.

Drop in event – £2.50 on the door to cover cost of materials.

No booking required

A walk through the Nature Reserve to Castle Water to find out what wildlife lurks amongst the reeds.

Meet at Brede Lock.

Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

Back into the woods and around the camp fire. It’s a tough world for predators and prey in the forest. Each creature has its own way of hunting and protecting itself. Are you are a hunter or one of the hunted? Make your own arrows, learn how to stalk your prey, discover how to camouflage yourself and hide.

Suitable for 7-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet at Forestry Commission Car Park on Litlington Road ½ mile north of Seven Sisters Country Park.

Limited disabled access to woodland.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Activities, games and crafts with an environmental theme on our flagship reserve

Suitable for 6-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Disabled access and toilets. Sorry no dogs.

Compass Bus No. 100 stops outside Woods Mill

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Build shelters with materials found in Stanmer Great Wood. Learn how to put up a tarpaulin shelter, light a fire and toast marshmallows.

Suitable for 6-11 year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet on the green between Stanmer House and the Church.

Toilets and café in Stanmer Village. No disabled access. Sorry no dogs.

Buses 24 and 25 from Brighton stop outside Stanmer Park. Bus No. 78 will take you into the park. Falmer Station less that one mile away.

Contact on day 07796 844641

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Join Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Park Rangers for a fun family event with a serious message! Learn about litter, waste and recycling. There will art and craft activities using recycled waste materials, stories and games to get you thinking, and a chance to meet the beasties that love to live in compost. Also competitions, prizes and freebies.

Suitable for 3-12 year olds.

Bring a packed lunch/picnic and find out what’s really in your lunchbox.

Meet at the playing fields in front of Hastings Garden Centre. MP7

Free drop-in session but donations to SWT welcome.

Contact telephone number on day of event 07585 901360

This is your last chance to come out into the woods with us, to practice lighting a fire and cooking over it. Make something special using green wood and tools to remind you of being at home in the woods.

Suitable for 7-11 yearr olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet at Forestry Commission Car Park on Litlington Road ½ mile north of Seven Sisters Country Park.

Limited disabled access to woodland.

Members £12, Non-members £15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Drop in to the information centre and have a go at some wildlife-themed arts & crafts.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Charge £1 per item.

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

Another chance to meet the legendary Jenny Clark and her friends from the Sussex Bat Hospital, followed by a short walk in the park to see Bats in their natural habitat. A donation from proceeds will be made to the hospital’s work.

Suitable for children 10 years and over.

Please bring a torch and insect repellent.

Toilets available and wheelchair access, sorry no dogs

Meet at the Nature Centre classroom, Tilgate Park, Crawley, RH10 5PQ .

Nearest bus stop at Tilgate Parade, 15mins walk along Titmus Drive to meeting place.

Members £3, Non-members £4

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Given the right weather conditions we should see a good selection of butterflies on this walk. Meet in the Pay and Display Car Park on the Jevington Road. Grid Ref. TV555994.

Non-members welcome. No toilets. Please bring a drink and wear suitable footwear as it can be muddy. Sorry no dogs. Ring Traveline for local bus and rail timetables 0871 200 2233. Donations appreciated.

For further information contact the Eastbourne Regional Group Secretary by e-mail at: secretary-swteastbourne@hotmail.co.uk

Come down to the beach, explore the strandline, and take home a postcard made from things you have found!

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

Ahoy me hearties! Can you follow the map and clues to find the hidden treasure? There may be a prize if you can.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

Charge £2 per trail sheet.

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A fun family walk looking at the hidden history of the valley with local historical interpreter Muffin. Take a fun look at important historical events that might have happened in the park and help us discover some of the secrets of the park’s past!

Join us on this gentle walk and talk along the river bank.

Suitable for families with children of all ages but not buggy friendly.

Costumes are welcomed so why not dress up as a king, knight, animal, princess, pirate, fisherman or something else!

Meet at Bulverhythe playing fields.P9

Contact on day - Muffin 07719 992436 or Kim 07585 901360.

Free drop-in event.

Explore the saltmarsh looking for crabs and minibeasts hiding in the mud. Wellies advisable!

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre. Charge £2 per child.

Booking essential on 01797 227784

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A family picnic in Camber Castle will precede a hunt for freshwater wildlife from frogs and newts to leeches in Castle Water.

Meet at Brede Lock.

Donations appreciated.

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info

A great day out in the woods spent learning wilderness survival skills. Practise shelter building, fire lighting, tool making and identify useful plants for food and medicine

Suitable for 8-14year olds. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink and wear suitable outdoor clothing/footwear and sun protection for the weather conditions.

Meet in Leechpool & Owlbeech Woods Car Park, off Harwood Road (B2195)
Toilets not available and No disabled access

Bus stop on Harwood Road, 2mins walk from meeting place.

Members £12, Non-members£15

Booking essential – Ring 01273 497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

An evening stroll to Ternery Pool followed by a closer look at some nocturnal creatures with the help of bat detectors.

Meet at Rye Harbour car park.

Donations appreciated.

For more information contact Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre on 01797 227784, e-mail rhnroffice@sussexwt.org.uk or visit our website www.WildRye.info