Come and discover more about the importance of hedgerows with Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) on Wednesday 12 September.

Hedgerows are especially important to butterflies and moths, farmland birds, bats and dormice, as well as providing an essential refuge for a huge variety of other plant and animal species.

Often seen as a quintessential part of the English landscape, this one-day course at Bedelands Farm, Burgess Hill, considers the development of hedgerows in the landscape, their importance to wildlife and the current state of hedgerows in Sussex.

After a classroom session, the day course continues outside identifying different hedgerow species and ways of calculating their age. For those interested in taking the course further, there will also be opportunities to find out how to get involved in hedgerow surveying.

This one-day course runs from 10:00-16:00. Meet at the NTC Building, Maple Drive, Burgess Hill. Grid Map Ref: TQ 873139. Cost for members & concessions: £22.50 and non-members: £30. Booking is essential please ring Filma Dyer on 01273 497561.