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Basic Bushcraft for Adults

Venue: Seven Sisters Country Park, Seaford
Date: Saturday 4 October
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Tutor: Nicky Hedgecock and Mark Lloyd

Content:

Come and enjoy a day learning some basic bushcraft.

Learn about:

• Fire lighting, using storm kettles, mallet and fire by friction
  
• Peg making and whistle or pencil making
  

Highlights include:

• Cooking up your own brew and making a simple camp bread
  

Meet at the Pump Barn (behind the Visitor Centre) SSCP.

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concessions £35/non-members £45

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General Introduction to Fungi

Venue: St Dunstan’s Farm, Heathfield
Date: Saturday 11 October
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Tutor: Peter Russell

Content:

An introduction to fungi for those interested in their identification and not confined to those that are edible. Indoor and outdoor sessions.

Learn about:

• The function of old disturbed, unimproved meadows, and general macroscopic identification.
  
• Fungi found in coppiced woodland
  

No public transport nearby. Grid Map Ref: TQ 609197.

To book ring 01273 497561

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

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The Fascinating World of Plant Galls

Venue: Woods Mill, Henfield
Date: Saturday 18 October
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Tutor: Sarah Patton

Content:

Introducing the fascinating and somewhat unexplored area of British plant galls. Indoor and outdoor session.

Learn about:

• Galls - abnormal growths produced by a plant under the influence of another organism such as fungi and invertebrates.
  
• How to identify plant galls out on the nature reserve such as robin’s pincushions on dog rose and witches’ brooms on trees such as willow
  

To book ring 01273 497561

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

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Wildfowl and Waders in Winter - multi-session

Venue: Woods Mill, Pagham Harbour & Rye Harbour Nature Reserves
Date: Friday 31 October, Friday 14 & 28 November
Time: Woods Mill 10:00 – 14:00, Field Trips to Pagham & Rye Harbour 10:30 – 15:30
Tutor: Mike Russell

Content:

Study the wildfowl and waders that find the Sussex coast a great place to stay in winter. This course is aimed at those with some experience of birdwatching who want to get to grips with these hard to identify families.

Learn about:

• Identification - particularly waders in winter plumage
  

Highlights include:

• Visits to Pagham Harbour and Rye Harbour, both internationally important as wintering grounds for these birds
  

To book ring 01273 497561

Cost: Members/concessions £40/non-members £50