Hedging On 4th March ten of us assembled on the Glebe Field to plant a couple of hundred native hedging whips given to us by The Conservation Volunteers/I Dig Trees. We planted a mix of blackthorn, hawthorn, dogwood, hazel and dogrose. A great team effort,
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Glebe Field Update – February 2022
The 12 apple trees in the Community Orchard are thriving. We didn’t Wassail them this year – they’re a bit too young – but look out for wassailing next January! On 7 Feb this year our pomologist from Steyning, Roger Brown, came to advise us
Sussex Wildlife report on Glebe Field
Readers who aren’t already familiar with our biodiversity improvement project for the Glebe Field are recommended to start by reading the initial 2020 report produced by Sussex Wildlife colleagues (see the bottom of this page). Since then, latest updates are: Follow-up survey of June 2022
Summer Bulletin Newsletter
Our latest bulletin newsletter is ready for viewing, residents should receive a copy through their letterbox soon. If you’d like to view online you can see it, and previous newsletters, here.
Join The Friends Of The Glebe Field Group
Are you interested in wildlife, being outdoors, working with other people to help improve the biodiversity of one of our green spaces? Then please come and join our Friends of the Glebe Field group. We are setting up a group to develop and (subject to
Glebe Field Species survey Saturday 6 June
Please note that Sussex Wildlife Trust are undertaking a species survey in the Glebe Field (The Street, Thakeham) this Saturday 6 June. As well as having its own scientific value, the survey will inform our mowing plans for the field, to benefit its ecology and
Friends of the Glebe Field project
We’re looking for people to sign up the Friends of the Glebe Field project. If you’d like to be part of the group developing the space as a special place for biodiversity please get in contact. We’d also love to hear from you if you