Fellow Adastrans,
I'll be taking on a larger role in organising the Sussex Wildlife Trust education course programme in the future and I'm looking to use my new powers to give people the opportunity to learn more about Sussex wildlife - and then get them out recording across the county. My plan is to recruit a whole army of new wildlife recorders. And then annex Woolmer Forest and claim it as part of Sussex. Sussex Wildlife Trust offers a wide range of education courses each year from Bryophytes to Bats and everything in between. It's a great opportunity to start learning about a new species or group whether for enjoyment, your career or, more importantly, to assist in recording and conservation. Courses are mainly run from our Woods Mill HQ but we also use other venues from Ebernoe to Rye. The list of 2016's courses is below but full details, along with booking information, are available on our website at https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on ...where you'll also find information about hundreds of other wildlife events we are running across the county. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please drop me an email at michaelblenc...@sussexwt.org.uk (don't reply to this email as that goes to everybody and annoys them) or come and have a chat with me at my beautiful display stall at Adastra. See you on Saturday. Michael Blencowe michaelblenc...@sussexwt.org.uk Feb 26 Common Woodland Bryophytes Mar 5&6 Introduction to Hoverflies (FULLY BOOKED) Mar 5 Willow Basket Making Apr 8 Small Mammals of Sussex Apr 8 A Beginners Guide to Raptors (FULLY BOOKED) Apr 9 & 10 Beginning Nature Photography Apr 16 & 17 Introduction to Bees (FULLY BOOKED) May 7 Building a Garden Pond for Wildlife May 8 Introduction to Nature Photography May 12 An Evening with Nightingales May 13, 14,15 Botanical Illustration (FULLY BOOKED) May 14 Willow Sculpture for the Garden May 15 Sussex Seashore Identification May 16 An Evening with Nightingales May 20 An Evening with Bats May 21 Wild Flowers of Sussex May 25 Wildlife and the Planning Process May 27 Ecology of the Hazel Dormouse June 9 Wildflower Meadows - Creation, Management & Enjoyment June 10 An Introduction to Beetles June 18 &19 Beginning Nature Photography June 25 Dragonflies & Damselflies June 25 Introduction to Moths July 1 & 2 Identifying Grasses, Sedges & Rushes July 8th An Evening with Glow Worms July Summer Butterflies of Sussex July 9 Natural History of Bumblebees July 17 An Introduction to Bumblee Ecology & Identification August 7 & 14 Carve a Stylised Leaf or Wild Flower Plaque Sep 8 Ecology of the Hazel Dormouse Sep 17 Autumn Wildlife Migration Sep 17 & 18 Beginning Nature Photography Woods Sep 30 Harvest Mouse Ecology & Survey Oct 16 The Owls of Sussex Nov 3 Introduction to Fungi Nov 5 An Introduction to the UK's Gulls Nov 5 & 6 Improving Nature Photography Dec 16 Habitat Management for Invertebrates Please visit our website http://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act. Registered in England, Company No. 698851. Registered Charity No. 207005. VAT Registration No. 191 305969. Registered Office: Woods Mill, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9SD. Telephone 01273 492630
