Looking at Toads Hole Valley when driving by on the bypass, I’ve always been intrigued by the vast area of scrubby ground scribbled with bike tracks on the Hove side of the road. Recently the scrub has grown and the bike tracks started to disappear. A planning application has been made for a large development […]

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 […]