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Camber Castle Exploration

 

 

Come along and explore Camber Castle and the surroundihg ditches of the Castle Water reedbeds for a number of winter birds. (2 miles) Sunday 4th November

Three Harbours Beef… A story of wildlife and environmental preservation

 

 

With traditional farming values, low food miles, coastal conservation, free range cattle and salt-tinted coastal marsh beef, direct from local farmers on the Pagham, Chichester and Langstone Harbours, there seems to be no stopping the Three Harbours Beef initiative.

'Hog House' is a Weetabix winner

 

 

Farmer duo, Clive Stickland and Tina Finch from Burchetts Farm in Wisborough Green were the Meridian region winners of the Weetabix Crop Art competition for their sculpture - The Hog House.

SAVILL GARDEN OPENS AS FOOT AND MOUTH PROTECTION ZONE LIFTED AROUND THE ROYAL BOROUGH

Savill Garden has now re-opened to the public as the 3km foot and mouth disease protection zone set up around the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has been lifted.  This follows advice from both Defra and the Crown Estate vet that the disease has been contained after an outbreak in Surrey during September.

Nature of Britain: Portsdown Hill

 

 

The chalky grassland which overlooks the city of Portsmouth has been restored from a scrubland and dumping spot back to grassland, allowing nature to make a breathtaking comeback.
Built at a time when it was wrongly thought a new Napoleon might be planning an invasion, Portsdown Hill is a vast chalky grassland dotted with Victorian Forts.
For hundreds of years the downland here was continually grazed so that tiny chalkland plants could thrive, bringing with them rare butterflies and other insects.

Exbury is an autumn RHS winner

 

 

Exbury Gardens has swept the board at the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Autumn Show in London this week.
Out of 18 entries the New Forest gardens took 17 prizes - four firsts, five seconds, four thirds and four commended.

Hickstead Junior winner goes on to TV fame

 

 

Daniel Neilson, winner of the Hickstead Pony Masters in 2006, is to be one of the British athletes being followed by BBC Sport in the run up to the 2012 Olympics in London.

Going Green: Sustainability Past and Present

A major new exhibition which puts contemporary issues such as climate change, renewable energy and recycling in their historical context

Get in touch with your wild side! Wild Week 22-28 October

 

 

In association with BBC Breathing Places, BTCV and The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to organise hundreds of Wild Week events, 22-28 October. From fungi forays to family fun days - there are activities for all ages.

HORSES IN SPORT In association with horsemart 13th – 14th October 2007 at The Hop Farm, Nr Tonbridge, Kent.

 

 

Equine Events are bringing to Kent an equestrian extravaganza! Horses In Sport 2007 will take place at The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood on 13th and 14th October and hosts a wide range of displays, lectures and demonstrations for every horse lover.

THE APPLE SOURCE BOOK LITERARY LUNCH AT PETERSHAM NURSERIES CAFÉ

 

 

"You could eat a different kind of apple every day for more than six years and still not come to the end of the varieties grown in the British Isles…
In Victorian times, gardeners and nurserymen worked hard to dabble and cross-pollinate, discover and graft, to bring on a wonderful inheritance of new varieties…"(The Apple Source Book).

Petersham Nurseries Cafe is delighted to host the launch of this important and enjoyable book in conjunction with the authors, Sue Clifford and Angela King of Common Ground with Philippa Davenport, publishers Hodder & Stoughton and The Independent on Sunday.

MUSEUM’S SCHOOLS FARMING PROJECT WINS SUPPORT OF LOCAL FIRM

Kontron UK Ltd enables Bognor school to join the ‘Year of Food and Farming’ at the
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

School children from Bognor Regis will be taking part in a year long countryside project at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, thanks to the generosity of a local firm. Chichester-based computer specialists Kontron UK Ltd have financed the transport costs for around 45 Year One pupils from Bartons Infant School to visit the Museum for the duration of the project.

”Autumn Action!” at he Weald and Downland Open Air Museaum

Wickedly wonderful seasonal activities, fun and farming for accompanied children of all ages! Make a mini scarecrow; discover an interesting use for the humble apple; carve a pumpkin lantern; and enjoy arts, crafts and much more. Plus – join the Harvest Procession on Wednesday 24th at 2pm, led by Father Richard Woods of Singleton Parish Church.

Council unveils South Oxfordshire history

 

 

Visitors to South Oxfordshire can now gain an insight into the history of the district through a new 'history and heritage' microsite on South Oxfordshire District Council's tourism website www.visitsouthoxfordshire.co.uk

A TRADITIONAL HARVEST CELEBRATION The Autumn Countryside Show, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

All the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional harvest will delight visitors to the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum’s ever-popular festival of the countryside on 6 & 7 October. The Autumn Countryside Show allows an evocative glimpse of the past, when the whole rural community was involved in the vital tasks of harvesting and preparing the land for the following year’s crops, as well as showcasing and celebrating other traditional countryside activities.