This SWT Reserve is one that is usually closed to the public. The Reserves Manager will take us round and as well as plants and birds, we hope to see the rare Fen Raft Spider. From the roundabout at Pevensey, take the Normans Bay Road. Park off the road on the left at Map Ref. TQ665053.

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

Meet in time for a 9.45 departure at the Swan Inn, Fittleworth (Explorer Map 121: TQ 009185). There is limited parking immediately outside the pub but plenty just off the left hand side of the B2138 going south, leaving Fittleworth.

The landlord has kindly agreed that we can use the toilet facilities at the Swan before our departure. He has also requested that we preorder food – ideally a week or two in advance: please contact me (Terry Wills: rtwills@btopenworld.com) if you plan to have lunch and I will forward the menu for the day as soon as it is available and subsequently convey our collective orders to the pub. Ordering food on the day, before we leave, will be possible but there is a risk that the menu will be more limited then.

The morning walk is an easy, flat one of around three and a half miles including a delightful stretch of the River Rother, Waltham Park and Hook Wood where we hope to see a good number of woodland birds.

We plan to return to the Swan around 12.30 and leave about 14.15 for the afternoon walk, another easy one of approximately two miles including the lovely Fittleworth and Hesworth’s Commons.

The itinerary is ideal should anyone wish to do just either the morning or the afternoon walk.

Walk led by Terry and Ro (Tel: 01798 813206 or 07720 891880 on the day)

We will stop to look at wildlife along the way, so feel free to bring a camera and/or binoculars.

Sorry, these are not suitable for wheelchairs. We recommend you wear suitable walking shoes/boots and bring a cold drink and sunscreen. All timings and distances are approximate.

Dogs welcome under close control

Meeting Place: The Lamb Pub, Lambs Green, RH12 4RG.

Transport: none available

Contact number for enquiries on the day of event 07534 101495

Come and meet some of our native birds of prey face to face and learn about their lives and the challenges they face in the wild. This is only the second time that Huxley’s have visited the Park.

Tilgate Park, Crawley, RH10 5PQ. Follow the signs from the Nature Centre to the Paddock.

Toilets at the Nature Centre and Café. Access is over rough ground.

There are no dogs allowed in the Paddock area

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

Members £3, Non members £4, Children under 16 - £2

No booking required

Colourful, elegant and harmless: take a close look at dragonflies and damselflies.

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

Help to collect and survey litter for the Marine Conservation society’s ‘Beachwatch’ campaign.

Meet at Rye Harbour car park.

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

We are celebrating the Seven Sisters Country Park with a walk over the Downs to the lost village of Exceat high above the Cuckmere Meanders. We will stop for a picnic lunch amongst the chalkland flowers and the skylarks and then down to the beach for a rock pooling session. Bring your own picnic.

Suitable for children aged 7 and over. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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

Walk to beach 1 ½ miles

Limited wheelchair access to Exceat Village and beach. Toilet and disabled toilet at Visitor Centre.
Sorry no dogs.

Car park charges apply

Members £8/child, Non-members £10/child

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

The Sussex Wildlife Trust is celebrating the 21st Midsummer Musical Magic this year. A popular event in the Trust's calendar where all the musicians donate their time and talent to support the Trust, while Trust staff are cajoled into wearing fancy dress to lead the audience around the nature trail, and well-trained volunteers put their years of experience to good use and light the candles that guide you through the darkening wood.

Why not join us in the celebrations this year and experience something that really is magical.

Woods Mill, Henfield

Members £10.00, Non-Members £12.50

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

Take a closer look at the reserve’s plants, finding rarities like Marsh Helleborine, Least Lettuce, Stinking Hawk’s-beard and Sea Heath, but also looking at the more common flowers.

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

Join us for a gentle walk along the Combe Haven River and into the Filsham Reedbed Local Nature Reserve to look at the dragonflies and butterflies, as well as to listen out for birds that can be found around the reserve at this time of year. Binoculars and notebooks might be useful but are not essential. Includes walking on boardwalks which have stepped access.

Meet at Bulverhythe playing fields car park, off Bexhill Road, St Leonards

Free drop-in event

Contact number on the day of the event: 07884 494982.

Join the warden, Chris, on a hunt for a variety of different spiders, and learn how they create their webs.

Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage Information Centre.

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

Four hours of wildlife-themed fun and games on the Trust's 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

Come and explore the saltmarsh looking for minibeasts and crabs 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

Investigate the shallow water and rockpools at low tide.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for paddling/wading in the sea.
Meet at eastern entrance to Pett Level village. 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

Learn about map reading and using a compass, also make your own map of Stanmer Park.

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

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

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

Come and meet some friendly pirates on the beach. There are treasures to find on any beach so join us on a scavenger hunt and we will show you where to find them. Art and craft activities. Stories from the deep.

Family event suitable for children aged 3 - 12yrs.

Meet at Café on Bulthverhythe beach. Grid ref TQ 775084 or nearest post code TN38 8AP.

Access to beach by café for wheelchairs and buggys but limited on shingle beach.

Refreshments and toilets available at café on beach.

No booking necessary. Free drop in event. Donations to SWT towards art materials appreciated

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

Bring the family to learn about the moths that fly around the reserve at night.

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

Would you feel at home in the woods if you had to spend some time there? Come with us and discover how to survive outdoors. Learn how to light a fire and cook some food, create a shelter and develop your skills using tools to make useful things out of green wood.

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 01273497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Have you ever been rock pooling and not been sure what you have found? Collect a net and a bucket and come down to the beach with us and find out about some of the amazing creatures that live just off our shores which are only within our reach when the tide goes out.

Suitable for 6-12 year olds. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring your own picnic.

Meet at Pump Barn behind the Visitor Centre at Seven Sisters Country Park Exceat, Nr Seaford, and walk down to the beach for a rock pooling session and a spot of lunch.

Walk to beach 1 ½ miles

Wheelchair access to park. Limited wheelchair access to beach. No wheelchair access to rock pools.

Toilet including disabled at Visitor Centre.
Sorry No dogs
Car park charges apply

Members £8, Non-members £10

Booking essential Ring 01273497561 or e-mail swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk

Learn how to identify a variety of resident and migrant birds. Binoculars and field guides available to use on the day.

Meet at the 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

Join in a real pirate adventure. Dress up as a swash-buckling pirate, join a pirate gang and learn how to build a raft as part of a team and sail it across the Cuckmere River to ‘Cuckmere Island’. A challenge awaits you on the island. Once completed the successful pirates return to claim a reward.

Suitable for 8-11 yr 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 Pump Barn behind the Visitor Centre at Seven Sisters Country Park Exceat, Nr Seaford.

Toilet including disabled toilets at Visitor Centre

Run in conjunction with The Cuckmere Canoe Centre.

Members £22, Non-members £26

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

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

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