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East Head, West Wittering, West Sussex. Vascular Plants (12 Sussex RPR species), Lichens & Birds 28.05.24, 01.06.24 and 01.07.24.
East Head is one of the most captivating biological assemblages in Sussex; with fascinating geomorphological. I have visited it three...
Sim Elliott
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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Nature & architecture. Bateman's, Brightling's Follies & Dallington Forest SSSI. High Weald, East Sussex. 28.06.24
My walk through Bateman's, Brightling and Dallington Forest started at Burwash. I reached Burwash by getting the 29A bus from Brighton to...
Sim Elliott
Jul 8, 202414 min read
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Exploring the diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in Sussex Wildlife Trust's Selwyns Wood. 07.05.24
Selwyns Wood is a small nature reserve south of Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield, East Sussex. It can be reached by the 29A Brighton & Hove...
Sim Elliott
May 12, 20246 min read
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Uncovering the secrets of Tide Mills, Newhaven: Adder's-Tongue Fern, Sedge Warblers & Reed Warblers singing, and a Cunning Fox on Thursday 03.05.24
I reached Tide Mills from by the 12 bus; which has a Tide Mills bus stop. Coaster 12 - Eastbourne - Brighton | Brighton & Hove Buses. I...
Sim Elliott
May 6, 20243 min read
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The Adder Who Came To Lunch and some vascular plants at Birling Gap. 01.05.24
We saw this Adder on a Sussex Botanical Recording Society field meeting at Birling Gap. For details of the Sussex Botanica; Recording...
Sim Elliott
May 3, 20244 min read
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Ashcombe Bottom, East Sussex. Relict ancient woodland on the South Downs. Birds, vascular plants, bryophytes, lichen & fungi. 01.04.21
Ashcombe Bottom, 4km west of Lewes, is one of the very few ancient woodlands left on the East Sussex Downs. Owen Johnson (1998) The...
Sim Elliott
Apr 3, 20246 min read
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Handsome Woollywort and other bryophytes in a High Weald ghyll wood, East Sussex, 25.03.24
This post focusses on the bryophytes of a ghyll wood in the High Weald National Landscape. Common Tamarisk-Moss; Endive Pellia and...
Sim Elliott
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Butt's Meadow and Babylon Down, Eastbourne. 17.02.24
I reached Butt's Meadow by train and bus from Brighton. I got the train from Brighton to Polegate (4 trains and hour, 2 direct, 2 change...
Sim Elliott
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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Castle Hill Local Nature Reserve, Newhaven. 16.02.24
I reached Castle Hill by bus from Brighton. I got the 12X bus to Newhaven Lower Place (journey time ca. 30 mins; 12: bus; 40 mins; 12A...
Sim Elliott
Feb 26, 20246 min read
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The woodland of Bedelands Farm Local Nature Reserve, Burgess Hill. 09.02.24
I reached Bedelands Farm by train from Brighton. I got the train to Wivelsfield (direct trains, two an hour, journey time 18mins, or...
Sim Elliott
Feb 24, 20247 min read
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JNCC UK Biodiversity Action Plan UK Priority Species - seen in Sussex in 2023
These are the species I saw on the JNCC UK Biodiversity Action Plan UK lists (last updated 2007). These are the species conservation...
Sim Elliott
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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