Udimore
Last Saturday morning some eighteen members of Udimore Wildlife Society gathered near the Woolpack Inn for a walk on Walland Marsh. Philip Merricks welcomed us there and pointed out some notable features of the area, his privately established nature reserve and the series of massive earthbanks (walls in marsh parlance) by which over many centuries successive stretches of saltmarsh have been “inned”. After another short drive and a long walk, we reached a commanding viewpoint from which Ian Hunter identified for us some typical; marshland birds: Cetti’s and reed warblers, whitethroats, corn and reed buntings, lapwings and several hobbies hunting for prey over the reservoir near the wind farm. We are very grateful to Ian for his expertise, and to Philip for the kind invitation to visit his land.
The services in St Mary’s this Sunday are Holy Communion at 8am and Evensong at 6pm.
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Hide AdThis week’s Neighbourhood Watch bulletin includes a reminder to us all not to leave unattended buildings unlocked, and this applies particularly to garages and garden sheds, and also to oil tanks. In the unfortunate event of any of our property being stolen, the chances of our eventually recovering it are greatly increased if it has been security marked. For advice on how this can best be done it’s a good idea to contact our PCSO, Richard Perchard, by ringing 101, or visiting www.sussex.police.uk
Richard Holmes
Beauchamps