Sim Elliott
Birds and Dragonflies. RSPB Pagham Harbour 24.09.22 (pm) & 26.09.22 (am)
I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus on the afternoon of Saturday 24.09.22 and the...
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Sim Elliott
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Butterflies and Birds, Beachy Head & Birling Gap. 19.09.22
I took the 12 bus from Brighton to Eastbourne. You can catch the 12, 12A (slower) or 12X (fastest) to Eastbourne. They run frequently...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 15
- 3 min
Autumn Colours: Wild flowers, Woods and Insects. Box Hill. 12.09.22
On Monday 12.09.22 I took the opportunity of a sunny day to visit Box Hill. I thought I may see a few September butterflies; but I only...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 12
- 6 min
The Wriothesley Monuments at Titchfield. Green Sandpipers & a Whinchat at Titchfield Haven 10.09.22
I go to Titchfield Haven every few months; as it is such a great site for birds. Titchfield Haven is a National Nature Reserve manged by...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 8
- 3 min
An afternoon at RSPB Pagham Harbour: a Lizard, Curlew Sandpipers and Cattle Egret. 06.09,22
I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus. I took the train from Brighton to Chichester...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Butterflies & Moths at Steyning Downland Scheme and Autumn Ladies Tresses at Anchor Bottom. 01.09.22
In the afternoon of Thursday 01.09.22, I went to Steyning Downland Scheme as I had heard on social media that there were quite e few Pied...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers at Warnham NR and RSPB Pulborough Brooks. 30.08.22
Warnham Nature Reserve is relatively easy to get to by public transport, as long as you don't mind a one mile walk from Horsham Station;...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 24
- 5 min
Butterflies on Newtimber Hill and The Devil's Dyke. 23.08.22
On Tuesday 23.08.22 I met with another member of the Gay Birders Club for a local GBC meet-up. We went to Newtimber Hill and the Devil's...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22
My plan for the day was to pop up to Whitehawk Hill to see if I could see the Long Tail Blues there, and then walk to the seafront and...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 19
- 1 min
An afternoon walk at the Devil's Dyke. Butterflies and Birds. 18.08.22.
On Friday 18th August I took the 77 bus to the Devil's Dyke for an afternoon walk. It was sunny but quite windy. In my three hour walk I...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Butterflies at Friston Gallops, Friston Forest. 16.08.22
On Thursday I went on a trip with friends to Friston Gallops (above Butchershole Bottom) in the Friston Forest near Jevington; it is well...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Box Hill - Juniper Top. Silver-Spotted Skippers & Silver-Washed Fritillaries. 08.08.22
I got to Box Hill by train; travelling from Brighton to Box Hill and Westhumble station (changing at Three Bridges and Horsham). I...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 7
- 5 min
Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22
On Saturday 06.08.22 I visited two locations that were new to me. They are both areas of North Downs escarpment; and they are both know...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Butterflies, Wild Flowers & Birds at the Steyning Downland Scheme 04.08.22
On Thursday 04.08.22 I visited the wonderful Steyning Downland Scheme. It is very easy to get there by public transport. I got the 2 bus,...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 3
- 4 min
The Landscape, Flora & Fauna of Lower Greensand and Chalk; Leith Hill to Ranmoor Common. 02.08.22
On Tuesday 2nd August I visited Leith Hill for the first time since I was a teenager, when I issued to go with my parents and...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Mill Hill, Anchor Bottom and Devil's Dyke. Butterflies. Silver-Spotted Skippers. 30.07.22
On Saturday I took the 2 bus to Shoreham and walked up to Mill Hill, and then on to Anchor Bottom. I took the 2 bus back from Dace...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Steyning Downland Scheme. 17 species of Butterflies, 3 Moths, 1 Grasshopper, and a Leaf! 28.07.22
Steyning Downland Scheme is a marvellous project at promoting Butterfly diversity. For further information see Home | Steyning Downland...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 27
- 3 min
Bumblebee Surveying & Birding at Rye Harbour. Nesting Common Terns & a Curlew Sandpiper. 26.07.22
The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 23
- 3 min
Birds and Butterflies. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 22.07.22
The walk from Seaford via Seaford Head Nature Reserve (Sussex Wildlife Trust) and Cuckmere Haven (Cuckmere Valley) (National Trust) to...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Park Corner Heath/Roland Wood & Lewes Railway Land NRs. The hottest UK day on record. 19.07.22
On what was predicted to be the hottest day on reduced, and was, I decided to visit two reserves that were mostly woodland so that I...
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