10 #Swifts flying and a call from one of the nest spaces above the main door of St. Anne's Church, #Lewes .
At 8.50 p.m., one Swift finally entered a nest at 98 Western Road, just as it started to rain again. First one in our survey patch at the top of the town!

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Thanks to Jeremy Bacon for the photo 📷
#southdowns #beaconhill #walkwithus

#Tree maintenance at Laughton Greenwood, near #Lewes , this morning. Everyone is welcome to come to their volunteer sessions on the first Sunday of the month, 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
laughtongreenwood.co.uk/how-to-find-us

Brighton’s City Downland Estate. Let nature be your refuge. Tim Rowkins South Downs National Park Natural England Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 Ben Taylor MOREVER The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere The Aquifer Partnership

Rottingdean, where Arctic (Fulmarus glacialis), Mediterranean (Matthiola incana, Frankenia laevis), & Californian (Erigeron glaucus, introduced) species hang out on cliffs together happily! We're very cosmopolitan in Brighton & Hove. BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Sussex Ornithology The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere

Calling all photographers! Enter your favourite tree photos in Brighton & Hove Tree Festival ‘I love this tree because’ competition. You could win a cash prize! 12 finalists’ photos to be exhibited.
See details/competition brief: cpresussex.org.uk/tree-festival/…
Entries deadline: 7 May.

One day to go! Apply at the link below

A fantastic way to learn all about the history of our area! Be sure to sign up below.

As part of #NationalWalkingMonth , we're excited to welcome Muslim Hikers back to the South Downs on Sunday 19 May.

All welcome regardless of religious background or ability.

Limited spaces, so hurry, don't miss out >> buff.ly/49DsTZK

Did you catch the storm along our coast last night?

Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we need to survive, including:

🍎food

💧clean water

🏠shelter

Ahead of #BiodiversityDay on May 22, learn how you can help achieve the goals and targets of the #BiodiversityPlan and be #PartofThePlan :

➡️cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

There's still time to upload your #CityNatureChallenge finds! Let's break the top 10 UK cities!

There’s a wonderful new #treetrail in Stanmer Park

ticl.me/Falmer/headlin…

Stanmer Park SPS B&HGreenspacesforum Brighton & Hove City Council B & H Wildlife Forum UrbanTreeFestival Lewes Urban Arboretum, (Friends of Lewes: Trees) The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere

Spring is in bloom! Have you spotted any of these as part of the #CityNatureChallenge2024

There is still time to get involved in the #CityNatureChallenge Just record some wild plants, animals, fungi on iNaturalist. Especially if you're Brighton & Eastern Downs area: thelivingcoast.org.uk/project/city-n… University of Sussex Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 Caroline Lucas Benedict (Lib)Dempsey