We've seen our first #Swift in #Lewes! 20th April at 7.25 p.m., over Baxter's Field and heading towards Malling Down!

We've seen our first #Swift in #Lewes! It was roughly above Baxter's Field and heading towards Malling Down!

We've seen our first #Swift in #Lewes! It was roughly above Baxter's Field and heading towards Malling Down!

Glorious display on the Judas #Tree in the grounds of St. Pancras School - and another beauty that we saw on our walk back from Landport Bottom in #Lewes yesterday.

An exciting message from Patrick Austin, Environmental Performance Officer for South-East Water! This morning they recorded at least 15 #Swifts foraging high over the water and accompanied by several Sand Martins. Close to #Lewes!

Some of the #Swifts are just across the English Channel from us now!
We are so looking forward to welcoming them back to #Lewes -especially at our special Swift Day on 9th May!

New leaves on the Judas #Tree seedlings, flowers coming soon on the Guelder Rose, Pomegranate leaves shining in the sun, and hundreds of flower buds on the Spindle. Spring in #Lewes!

Over a thousand #Swifts recorded passing above France on 17/18 April - and some of them are as close to #Lewes as Normandy! Swift callers on!

We often admire this #tree next to #Lewes River Lodge Surgery - Acer saccharinum, (Sugar Maple or Silver Maple).
The delicate new leaves are just unfolding.

Continuing our inventory of the trees in Lewes with Peter Thurman this morning - there is always something new and interesting to see!
At Malling Deanery Arboretum, these catkins on the Betula maximowicziana, (Maximowicz's Birch), were up to 15 cm long. The peeling bark looked good too.

Orange-tip Butterflies on Spanish Bluebells and Common Carder Bee on a beautiful Crab Apple - in Church Lane this morning.

A lovely Plane #tree just coming into leaf in Style's Field, #Lewes.

Amelanchier blossom and bright pink flower buds on the Judas tree - two of the #trees we planted in Fitzgerald Road in 2022. Funded by a large donation from the Rotary Club of #Lewes.

The Trektellen map shows the #Swifts are getting closer and the photograph from last year shows what we are waiting and hoping to see - the first Swifts above our survey patch in #Lewes!

Ready and waiting with our nest cam! Record total of 105 different #Swift nest entrances across #Lewes in 2025! To find out more about Swifts meet up with us for a parade, exhibition and Edward Mayer talk on 9th May: e-voice.org.uk/lewesswiftsu...

Spring growth on the Three-needled Monterey Pines - two #trees near Waitrose, #Lewes.

We were invited on a walk around Firle Village this morning to help them to find good sites for artificial House Martin cups. It was very interesting and we found several natural House Martin cups - and we saw two Swallows!

Fluffy female flowers amongst the new pink-brown leaves on the Copper Beech outside South Malling Church, #Lewes - a very impressive #tree with a lovely shape!

At South Downs Road, #Lewes, this morning to weed and mulch the five #trees that we planted there in 2015/2016 - Acer platanoides, (Norway Maple), Prunus avium, (Cherry), Ulmus Americana, (Princeton Elm), Alnus incana, (Grey Alder), and Sorbus intermedia, (Swedish Whitebeam).

#Swift sightings overnight - passing over South of France. Anticipation building in #Lewes!!

Very early "handkerchiefs" on the Davidia involucrata, Handkerchief Tree, at Malling Deanery Arboretum today. The white bracts surround the purple-red flower head. I wonder what we will see on the guided walks during Lewes Tree Festival?

Records of sightings of #Swifts reported in Dorset, Cornwall, Rainwall Marshes, and Walthamstow wetlands on 7th April! #Lewes soon?!

Lots more #Swifts passing above the Medoc region and heading towards us in #Lewes!

The Trektellen app shows some #Swifts passing through the Medoc region, just above Bordeaux, and rather a lot above Corsica. The first Swift was seen in #Lewes on 14th April last year - not long to wait before we are scanning the skies.

Lots of new leaves and even some flower buds on the Guelder Rose, red leaf buds on the dwarf Pomegranate #tree, and hundreds of flower buds on the Spindle! Spring is here in #Lewes!

Swifts spark joy!
Guardian article with comments from Edward Mayer and Hannah Bourne-Taylor.
Hear Edward talk about Swifts - Saturday 9th May, 1.30 p.m. at Lewes Climate Hub.
Book a ticket via Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keep-the-s...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fascinating branches on this Corkscrew Hazel #tree, Corylus avellana 'Contorta' in a #Lewes garden.

All of a sudden there are leaves and flower buds on our Hawthorn #tree! A few days ago there was only a glimmer of green. This morning, a female Sparrowhawk was sitting in the tree. Later, a Blackbird sat among the branches before flying down to our pond for a good bath. #Lewes

Piers has reported that he saw both Sand Martins and House Martins at the Cockshut wetlands, #Lewes, today!
We're expecting our #Swifts at the end of April! 🤞🤞

Bees and Bee-flies are busy on the Blackthorn and other blossoms all along Hill Road, #Lewes.
#Trees for #Bees!