Cancelled: November Beach Clean
November Beach Clean – Apologies but the weather forecast for 2 November is for high winds and rain so reluctantly we have taken the decision to CANCEL the Beach Clean at Shoreham Fort. Our next scheduled clean is in December,
Continue reading →The LNR’s famous flower, Starry Clover, is spreading West.
Starry Clover (Trifolium stellatum) was first found on the LNR in 1804 and is thought to have come by sea in ships ballast from the Mediterranean where it is quite common. For many years Shoreham Beach was its only location … Continue reading →
Bird Walk – Gullfest
The Friends of Shoreham Beach are hosting Gullfest, our bird walk, with the World of Widewater on Saturday 7th Sept, 12-2pm, meeting at Coronation Green. Open to the public. Come on down to Coronation Green, adjacent to the pedestrian Ferry Bridge … Continue reading →
Birding Notes from the LNR
FoSB member Tony Benton is a keen birdwatcher and has offered to add his observations to our posts on a monthly basis. Here’s his report for February: February has been a tough month for birds down on the beach reserve. … Continue reading →
Government finally bans microbeads
The British Government has finally banned microbeads in cosmetic and all products from two days ago. These beads which have used in exfoliants and body scrubs have been entering the food chain in massive numbers affecting the microscopic life and … Continue reading →
December Beach Clean Called off
The annual post Christmas Beach Clean scheduled for the 27th December had to be postponed when high winds, heavy rain and rough seas made the beach a dangerous place to be. Although despite the conditions 11 hardy souls did arrive … Continue reading →
Managing Invasive Species: Rye SWT advises FoSB on appropriate actions
Members of the FoSB Committee met with Barry Yates of the Manager of the very highly regarded SWT Shingle Reserve at Rye Harbour on 28th November with the intent to get advice on future management of invasive plant species on … Continue reading →
Concordia Volunteers help to clear invasive species
On 25th of October.Twenty two Concordia volunteers, Jacky, Chris and Helena and Peter Lewis, worked reducing the Silver Ragwort at the Western end of the LNR to make more room for rarer, weaker and more diverse plants The volunteers were escorted … Continue reading →
Adur Estuary Bird walk October 2017
On a very pleasant sunny morning 23 people assembled in the Adur Recreation Ground car park at 09:15. Friends of Shoreham Beach 9 http://www.fosbeach.com World of Widewater 7 http://lancingwidewater.com Shoreham District Ornithological Society 13 http://www.sdos.org Many were members of more than one … Continue reading →