Cattle Collars at Ebernoe Common
Ebernoe Wildlands Nature Reserve, which features one of the richest woodlands for wildlife in the South East, is one of Sussex Wildlife Trust’s most important reserves. Alongside Ebernoe Common lies Butcherlands, a rewilding area with management integrated with that of Ebernoe. Key to the management of these reserves is grazing. Ebernoe Common is an ancient…
Ancient Trees and Nightingale Song at Ebernoe Common
Some of our members recently enjoyed a morning’s guided tour around Butcherlands, part of Sussex Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) Ebernoe Common Nature Reserve. The Group was led by Ryan Allison of the SWT Nature Reserves Team, responsible for the management of all the SWT western reserves. The aim of the tour was to experience the song…
Boxing Season on the South Downs
Walks Leader and Trustee David Taylor recently led an early morning walk on the South Downs looking for Brown Hares. The Norfolk Estate above Storrington and Amberley is a hotspot for hare activity and the day did not disappoint. Being crepuscular, hares are most busy around dawn and dusk, particularly during their peak breeding season…
