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Wild about Water

Venue: Arlington Reservoir, Nr Berwick
Date: Tuesday 3 June
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Tutor: Fran Southgate

Content:

Find out how becoming more water efficient in your home can help save threatened wetland wildlife.

Learn about:

• How hippos in your house and dragons in your garden can help conserve water and protect wildlife
  

Regular trains to Berwick Station – five minutes walk, Cuckmere Community Bus and Ramblers Bus. Meet at Arlington Fishing Lodge, Grid Map Ref: TQ 539074.

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concessions £22.50/non-members £30

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Sussex Summer Photographic Safari

Venue:
Date: Saturday 7 June
Time: 9.30 - 17.00
Tutor: David Plummer

Content:

Explore Sussex with your camera. Open to those with either digital or film SLR or Hybrid cameras.

Learn about:

• Nature photography - photographic tuition given throughout
  

Highlights include:

• Travel via minibus to various superb wildlife sites across Sussex
  
• Opportunities to photograph bluebells and other spring flowers as well as possibly adders, early butterflies and dragonflies
  

Meet at Woods Mill, Henfield for minibus to wildlife sites. Sites visited could include SWT nature reserves

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concession £50 /non-members £60.00 Includes cost of minibus from Woods Mill

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The Wings of Summer – Butterflies and Dragonflies of Sussex - multi session

In Partnership with Lewes WEA
Venue:
Date: starts Tuesday 17 June
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Indoor Sessions, 10:00 – 14:00 Field Trips
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:

Find out about the county’s great variety of butterflies and dragonflies. Including indoor and outdoor sessions.

Six sessions, Tuesday 17 & 24 June, Tuesday 1, 8, 15 & 22 July.

Learn about:

• These fascinating insects and the habitats in which they are found
  

Highlights include:

• Field trips to some of the best local habitats in Sussex
  

Enrolment:For enquiries and booking contact Shirley Darlington on 01273 476206

Cost: £60

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An Introduction to Dragons and Damselflies

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 21 June
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:

A one-day course on dragon and damselflies. Includes indoor and outdoor sessions.

Learn about:

• Basic biology, identification tips and habitats
  
• The range of species found in the UK, particularly in Sussex
  

Highlights include:

• Afternoon session out on the nature reserve looking for dragon and damselflies and putting identification tips into practice
  

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concessions £22.50/non-members £30

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Discover Shoreham Beach Local Nature Reserve

Venue: The Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham & Shoreham Beach
Date: Saturday 28 June
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Tutor: Stephen Savage

Content:

Explore the new 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
  
• The physical forces that shape the beach
  
• The clues that local strandline objects tell us about the wildlife that lives further offshore
  

Highlights include:

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

Bus service through Shoreham. Centre ten minutes walk from Shoreham Station.
Cost:

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concessions £22.50/non-members £30