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11-08-2009, 07:38 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hastings, East Sussex
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| | | East Sussex meet up.
Is anyone interested in having a meet up and walk round Brede High woods? It's 648 acres of mixed ancient woodland, wide rides, heathland and conifer plantation. Rather than an in depth look at the woods I'm thinking of an initial introduction to the area so people can go back on their own for further investigation or arrange a further meet up to explore specific areas or interests.
Last time I led a small group around we did a circular walk in the morning, headed back to the car park for lunch and a fresh cup of tea (Coleman stove lives in the back of the land rover) and then did another circular in the afternoon.
Mike |
11-08-2009, 07:55 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: East Sussex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
It may depend when, but I'm about an hour away and have been meaning to check it out. |
11-08-2009, 09:42 AM
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
East Sussex is not too far from me either so I'd be interested. Do you have a date in mind?
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11-08-2009, 06:38 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hastings, East Sussex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
No date in mind as yet. It depends on what other people can manage.
Dates I can manage are
Sunday 23rd August, Sat 29th August, Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday), Saturday 5th September. The diary after that is fairly clear at weekends but it's probably best to try and get it in sooner rather than later as come the autumn some of the tracks will be closed for felling works and the best insect areas are adjacent to where the felling is taking place.
Start time will depend on peoples preferences but I'm thinking meet up and have a chat and a cuppa for half an hour and I can point out the main areas on a map before we head out. This also gives a bit of leeway in case anyone gets lost/stuck in traffic. |
11-08-2009, 07:02 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hastings, Sussex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
Id be interested too, always keen on seeing new places.
Depends on date of course.
TobyH |
11-08-2009, 07:07 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Outside Bewdley in a wood with stream in garden.
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
Well - albeit an ex ES'er - mee too but later rather than sooner! Think there maybe a few more of us too  And a few non ones that will be in a certain car!  |
11-08-2009, 07:43 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
Im a possible. Any particular wildlife highlights in the woods? |
11-08-2009, 07:51 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Outside Bewdley in a wood with stream in garden.
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo  Im a possible. Any particular wildlife highlights in the woods? | grey squirrels! |
11-08-2009, 09:28 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hastings, East Sussex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo Im a possible. Any particular wildlife highlights in the woods? | The insect life is terrific in a lot of areas in the woods. Plenty of dragonflies and damselflies, loads of butterflies and moths, plenty of different flies and beetles. Holman wood field is awash with grasshoppers and I spent ages trying to get a picture of something resembling a hornet last Sunday but couldn't get close enough for a positive ID.
Mammal wise I've seen Deer, badgers and, yes, grey squirrels. I've also seen signs of wild boar.
I've seen common lizards twice and an adder once. I also got a nice shot of a toad.
I'm not much good with birds but I've seen a buzzard, loads of wood pigeons, blackbirds, robins, wrens and heard loads of others that I couldn't name even with the help of a CD of bird calls.
There's also an abundance of fungi throughout the woods some of which I've managed to ID and had a few good breakfasts.
Dr Patrick Roper has a blog about the woods at Brede High Woods and he has discovered some very rare insects around the woods.  |
11-08-2009, 10:07 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
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| | | Re: East Sussex meet up.
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Originally Posted by tufftie grey squirrels! | Should have seen that one coming! Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Jackson The insect life is terrific in a lot of areas in the woods. Plenty of dragonflies and damselflies, loads of butterflies and moths, plenty of different flies and beetles. Holman wood field is awash with grasshoppers and I spent ages trying to get a picture of something resembling a hornet last Sunday but couldn't get close enough for a positive ID.
Mammal wise I've seen Deer, badgers and, yes, grey squirrels. I've also seen signs of wild boar.
I've seen common lizards twice and an adder once. I also got a nice shot of a toad.
I'm not much good with birds but I've seen a buzzard, loads of wood pigeons, blackbirds, robins, wrens and heard loads of others that I couldn't name even with the help of a CD of bird calls.
There's also an abundance of fungi throughout the woods some of which I've managed to ID and had a few good breakfasts.
Dr Patrick Roper has a blog about the woods at Brede High Woods and he has discovered some very rare insects around the woods. | Tht sounds good, I shall make it if I can (i.e. if the gf gives me permission!) | | | |
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