contact: spsflorafauna@christopherashurst.co.uk

27 Sept 08  Tilgate Park and Nature Centre

Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30
Entrance is free,  Car Park £3,  Disabled parkingfree
Further info on their website:-

http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=256

25 October  Wakehurst Place

Autumn colours and fungi 

Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30 50
Entrance is £9.50 or free to National Trust and Friends of Kew. 
Under-17s free.

Groups of 10+ paying visitors receive 20% discount if paying 7 days in advance of visit, or 10% on the day           
Parking free
Further info on their website   http://www.kew.org/visitor/visitwp.html

12 November – Review evening 7:45 pm

At Methodist Church Hall, Chyngton

Please bring your Flora and Fauna prints for discussion.

Tea and coffee available.

29 November  Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Winter birds at the Beach Reserve. A chance to get to grips with a good variety of winter visitors
Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30
Entrance and parking are free.

Have a look at these web pages – they give a good idea of what we might see  
http://www.wildrye.info/lookout/november
http://www.wildrye.info/reserve/about/map.php

21 January 09 - Review evening 7:45 pm

At Methodist Church Hall Chyngton

Please bring your Flora and Fauna prints and digital files/ av shows.

Tea and coffee available

28 February  Stanmer Park

Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30
Entrance and parking are free, but we just might spend some money in the excellent Tea Rooms.

28 March  Pagham Harbour

Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30  Free

An old favourite – will we see one or more Kingfishers?
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Hotspots/England/PaghamHarbour.html

8 April  – Review evening 7:45 pm

At Methodist Church Hall Chyngton

Please bring your Flora and Fauna prints for discussion.

Tea and coffee available.

30 May  A Masterclass  with George McCarthy

(shared costs)

George is a superb wildlife photographer, based in Sussex.

See his website  http://www.georgemccarthy.com/    

The date and subject to be confirmed but could be birds or orchids or. . . . . . .

17 June - Review evening 7:45 pm

At Methodist Church Hall, Chyngton
Bring your best pics taken over the last 12 months - prints, digital files and perhaps some audio visuals.

If you want to show an A/V please can you give it to Chris or Tom on or before Friday 12th June.

27 June  Ashdown Forest

Afternoon and evening “Pooh Bear” trip and of course to hear the Nightjars
Meet at  Downs at 3:00 pm

A visit to some tearooms and then on to hear the Nightjars. They are heard in the evening so the best time will be 19:30-22.00  Nightjar means night-churr and males can be heard performing a prolonged churring call in the evening often perched on a prominent branch. Please bring a torch and insect repellent.

18 July  Marwell Zoo

Just a brilliant day!
Meet at Downs Car Park 9:30
We need to book and get a discounted rate
To qualify for a group rate (£11.50 seniors, £12.50 adults) we will need 15 or more paying persons.

Also to qualifiy for these rates, groups need to be prebooked and paid in advance, for tickets to be issued so that we don’t all have to arrive at the same time.

Have a look around on the web site, check out the animals

 http://www.marwell.org.uk/marwell/zoo_guide/interactive_map.asp?css=1