One of the Wheatears seen today on the Eastbourne Downland estate #EastbourneDownland. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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A bit of scything to take away the grass thatch the ponies didn't graze this winter adjacent to the Horseshoe Plantation near Belle Toute with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers. Saw our first Small white of the year too #EastbourneDownland
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Scything and raking up more of the chalk grassland that wasn't able to be grazed this winter on the #EastbourneDownland today
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Scything the lower meadow this morning with the Butts Meadow volunteers. Many hands make light work! #EastbourneDownland
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Willow in flower yesterday, overhanging one of the dew ponds on the #EastbourneDownland #Wildflowerhour
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Out with the #EastbourneDownland volunteers today helping to manage the scrub at Shooters Botto. This will enable cattle/ ponies to break up the large scrub patches and graze the more open areas of chalk grassland. lovely spring day. Skylarks dining & common lizard seen running over an open area.
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A great day clearing scrub to open up the chalk grassland on #EastbourneDownland today - Before and after photos...
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Another day, another bonfire 🔥. Scrub cleared from chalk grassland, but way too much for habitat piles #EastbourneDownland
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Clearing Pashley Crossdyke ( an archaeological feature) on #EastbourneDownland today with both conservation and heritage volunteers. Before and after photos...
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Volunteering with @southdownsnp.bsky.social on #EastbourneDownland today - restoring the chalk grassland by managing the bramble and scrub edges today
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A white or very light coloured Clustered bellflower seen today on #EastbourneDownland. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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A delicate umbelliferous flower. Tiny white flowers arranged in an umbel
Burnet-saxifrage still in flower this week on the #EastbourneDownland. #wildflowerhour
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Out with Alex the #EastbourneDownland officer this morning clearing scrub to open up grazing in the chalk grassland at Shooters Bottom
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Scrub removal below Belle Toute near Eastbourne today to manage the chalk grassland with the #EastbourneDownland ranger Alex and @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers
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Out with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers today making rides in the scrub on the edge of the chalk grassland at Belle Tout #EastbourneDownland
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Not a particularly promising day to see butterflies today, so delighted to see Small heath, Small Copper, Common blue, Red Admiral plus a Clouded Yellow at Crapham Bottom on the #EastbourneDownland
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Helping cut and rake the chalk grassland on part of Belle Toute today with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers and #EastbourneDownland volunteers
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A very satisfying task today with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers - re-uncovering some steps near Beachy Head and maintaining one of the popular footpaths #EastbourneDownland
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Butterfly transect training for the #EastbourneDownland volunteers this morning. Total of 261 butterflies seen with 21 species in total on the Horseshoe Plantation / Belle Tout transect. I have never seen so many Chalkhill Blues in one place. Good to see Small, Common and Chalkhill blues
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The Horseshoe plantation/Belle Tout butterfly transect this afternoon had 7 species on it including Small Copper and Green hairstreak #EastbourneDownland @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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This week's butterfly transect in the Belle Tout/Horseshoe Plantation area was slightly less windy than last week's. Two Speckled woods and three White butterflies in total #EastbourneDownland
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Out with the Butts Lane Meadow volunteers and @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers doing meadow management and making scrapes for bees 🐝. #EastbourneDownland #ChangingChalk
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Lovely day for doing the first walk on our new butterfly transect at Belle Tout, on the #EastbourneDownland Just under the tolerable wind level though! A Large White and a Peacock in total. Plus an Adder and Comma nearby too. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Saw our first Swallow of the year this morning at Belle Tout, while doing the butterfly transect @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #EastbourneDownland
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Had a good morning with the #EastbourneDownland volunteers making scrapes for solitary bees, including the rare Downland Furrow bee.
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