Wild About Warnham
Banter, Butterflies & Cake in the Butterfly Fields! 🦋🍰
Banter, Butterflies & Cake in the Butterfly Fields! 🦋🍰 Did you know the Butterfly Fields (off Tilletts Lane) are an informal 20-acre butterfly reserve, cared for by the Warnham Wild Bunch, part of Wild About Warnham – our very own community conservation group? We’re always keen to welcome new faces of any age who’d like […]
Wild About Warnham’s Upcoming event…
Wild Bunch Work Party 🌿 Join the final Wild Bunch work party of the year! đź“… Tuesday 10th December đź•™ 10am–1pm (or any time you can spare) đź“Ť Butterfly Fields Help us manage and improve the habitat for local wildlife while enjoying cake and mince pies! 🎂✨ Let us know if you’re coming so we […]
Autumn is Coming – Let’s Protect Our Hedgehogs!
As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness approaches, Warnham’s hedgehogs are hunkering down in their cosy nests. They love to nest in our gardens, under hedges, and especially in piles of leaves and garden debris – perfect hideaways for hibernation! Bonfire Alert! If you’re planning a bonfire, remember that these piles are irresistible to […]
Wild Bunch Winter Work Parties
The next two work parties in the Butterfly Fields take place on Tuesday 22nd October and Saturday 16 November (from 9.30am until 12.30pm) and Tuesday 10 December with Horsham Green Gym from 10am until 1pm. Our work will entail cutting back overhanging vegetation to keep clearings and glades open for the many sun-loving species […]
Help the Brown Hairstreak Thrive! Let’s work together to create a haven for this rare butterfly in Warnham!
Wild About Warnham September 2024 One of Warnham’s rarest butterflies, the Brown Hairstreak, is on the wing from August to early September. This beautiful butterfly lays its delicate white eggs on Blackthorn bushes, and we want to give it a helping hand next year? Photo Credit: Neil Hume Blackthorn Plant Giveaway: To support the […]
Warnham’s Wild Bunch Winter Work Parties re-start on Saturday 21 September 2024
Wild About Warnham has arranged seven work parties over the coming months to carry out habitat management in the Warnham Butterfly Fields. All are welcome to attend – no previous experience is required! This winter’s dates are: Saturday 21 September 2024 9.30-12.30 Tuesday 22 October 2024 9.30-12.30 Saturday 16 November 2024 9.30-12.30 Tuesday 10 December […]
A date for your diary: ‘Swifts – The Birds You Need’
A date for your diary: ‘Swifts – The Birds You Need’ Wild About Warnham is pleased to present an illustrated talk about Swifts by Edward Mayer. Date: Friday 2 June 2023, at 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm – admission ÂŁ2). Venue: Warnham Village Hall, Hollands Way, Warnham, West Sussex, RH12 3RH We are extremely fortunate […]
Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) Campaign in West Sussex
The Lord-Lieutenant, Lady Emma Barnard, has produced the attached report on the progress of the Queen’s Green Canopy campaign and its success in West Sussex for your information. QGC – West Sussex Lieutenancy V16 For further information please click hereÂ
Are you interested in Community Food Growing?
The Arun & Chichester Food Partnership was set up in November 2020 with the initial aims of alleviating the rising food poverty in the region and tackling its root causes. It has since broadened its reach to explore wider food systems issues, with a vision for: No one to go hungry. Everyone to have access to good […]