Events and Activities

Antarctic Talks 2023: Illustrating the Terra Nova expedition

Easter Egg Hunt With A Difference!

An Easter Egg Hunt with a difference! It’s not only birds that lay eggs! Can you find 10 eggs hidden in the garden and use clues to work out which creature laid them? From reptiles to mini beasts, you’ll be surprised by the number of egg laying creatures which live around us all the time. […]

‘The Wild Escape’ – Meet a Creature Sensory Trail

Discover the beautiful and curious creatures in our museum with our sensory Wild Escape trail which celebrates the diversity of life on earth. The trail uses touch, smell and sound to encounter a range of creatures from around the world and reflects on how we can help preserve their precious habitats. Free with museum entry. […]

Forgaing

Foraging for food gives us a greater awareness of our surroundings, it forces us to slow down, and look. We are working alongside Rewilding Us, for a morning of wild foraging, warming food and of course a refreshing glass of wine. Begin the day by exploring the vineyard and woodlands with the backdrop of the […]

RSPB Pagham Harbour – Artists Wildlife Painting Workshop

RSPB Pagham Harbour – Artists Wildlife Painting Workshop. This all-day workshop gives an introduction to basic techniques of watercolour painting combining a little theory with a lot of practical application and advice. Although wildlife based, the principles can be applied in a wider context. The session is aimed at beginners and those returning to an […]

Golf at Goodwood : Easter Junior Camps

Our camps run from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Juniors will be placed into groups based on age and ability. Our camps include: A day packed full of great fun at The Academy Carefully planned coaching programme Fully certified and DBS checked PGA Professionals Safe and friendly environment Please note that lunch is not included and children […]

Discovery Day – Pond dipping & Bug hunting.

There are so many fascinating creatures that lurk and hunt in and around our lovely ponds and Discovery Zone. Explore and discover the amazing underwater world and the tiny creatures that live on the reserve. Find out where they might live and find shelter before making your own bug hotel to take home and having […]

Eggstraordinary Birds!

Many birds are arriving now, having travelled thousands of miles to breed in our country. They will start busily building nests to lay their eggs in. Their nests come in all shapes and sizes and their eggs are just as fascinating. Join us and learn about our migrating birds, search for nests and look at […]

Easter Egg Rollaton

FAMILY EVENT – ENTRY JUST £3 per EGG! Back for 2023 – a fun afternoon for all the family, with prizes for the best decorated eggs and the eggs that roll the furthest! Meet next to the steep slopes on the Steyning Rifle Range from 1.30pm – please follow signs from Mouse Lane, Steyning. ⭐️ […]

Fossil Day

Discover the fascinating world of fossils on Fossil Day! The Dinosaur Isle Museum team will be joining us and displaying a real range of fossils and dinosaur remains from the Isle of Wight. Bring along your own finds for their experts to identify. Included is the chance to get up close to a reconstruction of […]

Golf at Goodwood : Easter Junior Camp

Our camps run from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Juniors will be placed into groups based on age and ability. Our camps include: A day packed full of great fun at The Academy Carefully planned coaching programme Fully certified and DBS checked PGA Professionals Safe and friendly environment Please note that lunch is not included and children […]

Nature’s Patterns: Ceramic Mug Workshop

Gather inspiration from the beautiful patterns of nature to design and form your own mug. You will receive expert tuition from Anna McCallion from Quirk and Whimsy, as you build your mug from hand using slabs of clay. Use imagery of nature and of the flora and fauna of Gilbert White’s Garden to inspire and […]

Mudlarks & crafts!

Mud, glorious mud – that’s what a lot of our wading birds think! But what is in it that attracts so many birds and other wildlife? Come and find out what weird and wonderful creatures live in our special mud, before making crazy crabs and other mud-loving monsters that might scuttle and slither around our […]

Discovery Day – Pond dipping & Bug hunting.

There are so many fascinating creatures that lurk and hunt in and around our lovely ponds and Discovery Zone. Explore and discover the amazing underwater world and the tiny creatures that live on the reserve. Find out where they might live and find shelter before making your own bug hotel to take home and having […]

Back By Popular Demand! Needlefelted Hare Workshop

Due to popular demand for Anna McCallion from Quirk and Whimsy’s last needlefelted hare workshop, we’re bringing you another chance to join in! Learn how to needlefelt, the craft of transforming wool into solid 3D objects using a barbed needle. Over the session Anna will show you how to form a delightful needlefelted hare, creating […]

Secrets of the Heath

Discover the horrible histories and wonderful wildlife of our Lowland heath on Saturday 15 April 2023 as the Secrets of the Heath festival returns to Whitehill and Bordon. Join a Saxon shield battle, come face-to-face with the Bronze Age and meet the snakes & lizards who call the heath their home. As well as re-enactments, […]

Seaford Martello Half Marathon

A Half Marathon Running Race organised by Seaford Martello Rotary and Seaford Striders Running club to raise money for The Kent and Sussex Air Ambulance, The Chaseley Trust and Waves Seaford. This race will offer a beautiful but tough run following footpaths and tracks up onto the Downs. After a section along the Southdowns Way […]

Swathes of daffodils, magnificent views and home-made teas in the gardens of Bignor Park, open for the National Garden Scheme.

Bignor Park has 11 acres of peaceful garden to explore with magnificent views of the South Downs. Interesting trees, shrubs, wildflower areas with swathes of daffodils in spring. The walled flower garden has been replanted with herbaceous borders. Temple, Greek loggia, Zen-pond and unusual sculptures. Spectacular cedar of Lebanon and rare Lucombe oak. Open Tue […]

The stunning gardens at Fittleworth House, Pulborough will be open for the National Garden Scheme every Wednesday from 19 Apr to 10 May (2pm-5pm). For dates in June, July and August see below.

Bat Recorder Startup Session

Join professional ecologist and bat licence holder, Holly Harkness for an introduction to the dos and don’ts of bat monitoring! Full training and equipment provided. We’re planning to start up a regular bat monitoring group after this training session.

Songs of the Dawn – April

Join dedicated birder, Andrew Armitage and experience the tremendously varied birdlife of the Steyning Downland Scheme on this gentle stroll through the woods and meadows of Steyning Rifle Range. Over 100 species have now been seen on the SDS. We probably won’t encounter all of those on this walk, but expect to record up to […]

Mindful in Nature Guided Walk

Join mindfulness specialist, Mike Dixon for a relaxing guided walk over the hills of the Steyning Downland Scheme. Mindfulness is approved by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a clinically proven way of improving happiness, with demonstrable benefits for everyone. Mike is a mindfulness specialist, with over 30 years’ experience. He’s […]

PACT Spring Talk

Helena Croft, former Cabinet Member and Deputy Leader of Horsham District Council, is the Founding Trustee and Chief Executive of Streetlight UK. Streetlight UK is a frontline specialist support service, focused on providing women in London, Sussex and Surrey with tangible and material pathways out of a lifestyle of prostitution and violence. Do join us […]

Medieval Woods of Wiston – Landscape & Nature Tour

Wiston Estate has been managed by the Goring family since 1740 and yet some of its woods still shelter the evidence of a history which stretches back to medieval England and beyond. Join Estate Manager, Richard Goring and local ecologist, Matthew Thomas for a three hour exploration of the nooks and crannies of Wiston’s old […]

Songs of the Dawn Plus

For those who have enjoyed our Songs of the Dawn walks and are looking for something a bit more challenging, this is for you! Join dedicated birder, Andrew Armitage for a longer walk over the hills of the Steyning Downland Scheme, seeking out some of the harder to find birdlife that can be found there. […]

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Apple Blossom Time: Watercolour Workshop

Join local artist Julia Morgan and discover the beauty of apple blossom in Gilbert White’s Garden. Enjoy an inspiring afternoon learning how to capture the delightful delicacy of apple blossom in watercolour using a variety of shaded colour mixing techniques. Experiment with ‘wet in wet’ brushwork to creative imaginative backgrounds to compliment the blossom flowers. […]

RSPB Pagham Harbour – Dawn Chorus

RSPB Pagham Harbour – Dawn Chorus. Join in International Dawn Chorus weekend as we help you decipher this spring phenomenon. Close your eyes and soak up the sound of the birdsong as it gathers from a single voice into the crescendo of a full orchestra. We’ll finish off with a well-deserved breakfast. Breakfast includes either […]

Still Watching Narrowly? Lecture: ‘Consider the birds of the air…’

What would Gilbert White make of today’s environmental ethics and its challenge to perception of human supremacy? How would he react to the Amazon activist, Nemonte Nenquimo’s challenge to the western world order? This lecture will take place in the Field Studies Centre, and is part of the series Still Watching Narrowly? Gilbert White’s Legacy […]

Nature Day

Our annual celebration of the natural world. A great family day out! Throughout the day there will be a range of activities led by our environmental experts, from pond dipping, to bug hunting to bird spotting walks! We welcome nature and conservation groups from across the area who help visitors connect with nature. Each stallholder […]