The most famous flower on the Shoreham Beach LNR is the Starry Clover (Trifolium stellatum). It was first found there in 1804 and is thought to have come by sea in ships’ ballast from the Mediterranean where it is a … Continue reading →
Sea kale, (Crambe maritima) is a dominant plant on the Reserve. It is a specialised shingle plant. It grows in the Intermediate zone between the really tough pioneer zone plants like Orache that can survive salt water and the none … Continue reading →
Update: thank you for all interest that we’ve received. The role has now been filled. FoSB are now looking for a new treasurer to take over at the next AGM in February 2021. FoSB looks after the Local Nature Reserve … Continue reading →
This Saturday, 14 March 2020, Tony Benton from Shoreham and District Ornithological Society (SDOS) led our pop-up gull watch. About 40 people braved the variable weather to visit Coronation Green for gull watch. Very pleasingly this included at least ten … Continue reading →
BELOVED GARDEN A lone woman sowing seeds on the beach this bleak, sea licked sprawl her beloved garden “mine too” I say “yellow horned poppy” she says embryonic sparks of life snuggle into stoney wombs to nourish and flourish I … Continue reading →
The Friends of Shoreham Beach (FoSB) has two volunteering opportunities. We are looking for two people to grow into two different roles – that of Chairperson and the Nature Reserve Coordinator. The Chair’s responsibilities are to: Chair committee meetings and … Continue reading →
On Monday, 13 January, three valiant volunteers with Ranger Craig Ifield and Jacky Woolcock, set out to clear Three-cornered garlic at the Winterton Way entrance to the LNR. The flag needing anchoring with large stones and no way would the … Continue reading →
The Christmas Beach Clean was a happy event. We had thirty-three people removing six full bags of litter and a large area of the beach was covered. It was good to see how much less the litter is now than it … Continue reading →
September’s Gullfest On 7 September, The Friends of Shoreham Beach (FOSB) hosted Gullfest on Coronation Green. At least 40 people turned up, so thank goodness that half a dozen Shoreham and District Ornithological Society (SDOS) experts were on hand to … Continue reading →
Its that time of year again, when the actions of the longshore drift mean that shingle has built up massively against the western Harbour Arm of the River Adur to the detriment of the beaches on the eastern side. As … Continue reading →
