Network/AGM meetings:

27.03.23 Wilder Garden Network Meeting. St Lukes Church, Walter Road, Seaford. 7-9pm. Come and meet the team and chat to Jessie and I the importance of letting your garden grow a little wilder. All welcome.

08.06.23 GREENHAVENS AGM at Friends of Bishopstone Station 7-9pm. Here we will have Jim speaking, one of the founder members who have created this beautiful space and are responsible for setting up Meet Up Mondays, which have been an  way of bringing the local community together and forging new friendships. It’s such a welcoming space, do join us to hear about their journey.

13.09.23 NETWORK MEETING at Anzac Room Peacehaven 7-9pm. Come and hear all about the “Peverells Community Garden”. A new community garden set up in the heart of an estate in Seaford. Come and hear how this was created and the asset it is for community and beyond.

13.12.23 NETWORK MEETING at Lewes Road Hut, Riverside Park, Newhaven. 7-9pm. Come and hear about how the “Denton Community Garden” is coming along. Another vital green space supported by the local community, schools and volunteers.

 WORKSHOPS/WALKS and WILDER GARDENS

APRIL: 

05.04.23 Landport Community Garden, Lewes. 10am-2pm FAMILY WILDER GARDEN sessions. Jessie and I will be delivering ways in which to increase biodiversity in your garden, its importance with some Easter Fun too! Please do book as spaces are limited.

MAY:

05.05.23 Wildflower Walk at the Last Wood and Meadow. 10am-12pm. Come and join us in this magical place, abundant in wildflowers and biodiversity. Following on from the success of last year we are revisiting the site and would love you to join us. 

13.05.23 WILDER GARDEN session for families at the “Peverells Community Garden”, Seaford.10-12pm. Come and have fun learning about the need for wilder gardens to keep our pollinators and insects alive and see what we can find in the garden….

14.05.23 & 15.05.23 BLOSSOM WALK at “Peacehaven Community Orchard”. 11am. Come and join us for a relaxing walk among the orchard and its beautiful blossom. From landfill to a working Orchard come and delight in the blossom and wildflowers there and hear how it came to being created. Choose which day suits you and email me at contact@greenhavens.network to book in.

JUNE:

25.06.23 WILDFLOWER WALK for families at “The last Wood and Meadow”. Come and bring your children to see what we can spot and get a little bit closer to the amazing Insect and wildflowers there, we might even get to taste a wild strawberry…. 12-2pm.

28.06.23 BUGLIFE adults event at Landport Community Garden, Lewes. 10-12. Come and hear from the experts at BUGLIFE on how to record and identify the amazing insects in your green spaces.

JULY:

26.07.23 BUGLIFE for families at the “Peverells Community Garden” in Seaford.10-12. This was such a great event last year, with young people learning lots and then getting to find and see up close the amazing bugs in the garden. Fun for all the family. 

OCTOBER:

17.10.23 FUNGI WALK at Castle Hill in Newhaven 10-12. Martin Allison returns and this time we look to Castle Hill to spot and record any fungi found. This is a beautiful site whose fungi recordings are vital. Join us for this informative event.

NOVEMBER:

03.11.23 FUNGI WALK at Castle Hill. 10-12. We will explore other areas this time ensuring accurate records are held of this area rich in biodiversity.

More events will be added in the next month so please do subscribe to contact@greenhavens.network to be added to the mailing list. Also please do email if you want to be added to any of the events. The numbers are limited for each one so let me know if you want to join us. I am looking forwards to meeting you all at one of the events.