1. Following on from our recent visit to Clapham woods, Graham has kindly offered to lead another walk, this time to Patching woods to see the Early Purple Orchids, Bluebells and Wood Anemones. This will be this coming Saturday 3 May, meeting at 10am in France Lane on the southern edge of Patching village, where there is some limited parking. The guided walk will last for a maximum of 2 hours and please note that there are a couple of stiles to negotiate.
2. As previously announced, we’ve also arranged a 2 hour guided visit to Crosslands Flower Nursery at Walberton village at 6.30pm on Tuesday 27 May – we have previously had the owner speak at one of our meetings.
“Established in 1957, Ben and the team at the nursery proudly uphold a rich legacy as a 4th generation, award-winning family-run nursery. Everything we do stems from our love for British flowers and a deep commitment to delivering outstanding service.” They grow mainly the lovely Alstroemeria flowers, which can be bought on the night for a bargain £3 per bunch (cash only). You can see more details at www.crosslandsflowernursery.com
If you’re interested in going (and you haven’t already reserved your place at last week’s meeting) at a cost of £5 per person, please e mail David at d.bettiss@btinternet.com as soon as possible to do so.
Directions: The nursery is situated in Barnham Lane, Walberton BN18 0AX, and suggest that you travel via the A259 past Littlehampton, then turning right on to the B2233 to Barnham via Yapton. At the railway bridge at Barnham, turn right (north) on to Barnham Lane and the nursery should be on the right hand side, well before reaching Walberton village. Lifts could possibly be arranged if required.