TQ61C had no records and after some days of rain, the weather forecast promised a dry day on 25 October so Sue and I set out with hopes that the Met Office was right. Parking in the centre of the small village of Cowbeech opposite The Merrie Farriers, we made a promising start on the […]
Hove I hadn’t visited Benfield Hill Local Nature reserve for many years and had forgotten all the cut-throughs from Hangleton cul-de-sacs onto the approach footpath. Subsequently I found a range of tarmac mosses as I trudged the pavements searching for the way in. After many days of rain, paving stones were outlined with a healthy […]
The north-west corner of vice-county 14 needs some attention, so a short investigative walk around the fields and lanes just west of East Grinstead beckoned a couple of weeks ago. It has been ages since I went out surveying on my own, and it was enjoyable having that focussed attention while at the same time […]
Eastbourne The unsettled weather continues and although bryophytes are looking good in the damp it has been hard to find a break in the showers and venture out. Tuesday looked promising so I caught a train to Eastbourne and walked to the edge of town, where suburbia meets the Downs. Along Paradise Drive the shaded […]
BBS SE Group Field Meeting, 6 October, 2019 The forecast for Sunday was dismal but the sun was shining in the morning and miraculously it stayed bright for the whole day. The rain had been heavy overnight but apart from puddles in gateways it wasn’t too wet underfoot. The bryophytes were in good shape after the […]
Brighton The last day of good weather for a while and I was home in Brighton. I had walked along the Greenway, a path which follows the railway line and was originally planned to reach Preston Park station but seems to just stretch along the New England development near the town centre. Brad recorded a […]
Balcombe Sharp showers have been hard to avoid recently but on Tuesday, for the second time this week, we were lucky to have a sunny day following a night of heavy rain, almost perfect mossing conditions! I wanted to get to the area just to the west of Balcombe which has few public footpaths or […]
Jevington Sometimes I’m happy just to do a rough bryophyte survey on an excursion as it gives me an excuse to return to a lovely bit of countryside and look further. The downland between Jevington and Willingdon is one such place. I unexpectedly had a free Saturday and my niece Anna was also at a […]
