Fungi, Jevington Plantation

 

Rusty Crust

Witches' Butter

Jelly Ear

Frog Spawn, Hill Road

 

Hill Road Wildflower Lawn 2026

#1 Madwoman's Milk Euphorbia helioscopia

#2 Field Speedwell Veronica arresting

#3 Petty Spurge

#4 Early Crocus

#5 Greek Anenome Anenomoides blanda

#6 Primrose

 #7 Daffodil 

Scarlet Elf Cup, Jevington Plantation

 

Sweet Violet

Enoki Flammulina velutipes

Frogs and Newts, Hill Road

 Exciting times in the garden pond. We consistently see 2 newts and about 6 frogs. There are at least 3 batches of frogspawn too.

Beachy Head

 

Jevington Plantation

Hazel flower 

Rain
 

Cuckmere Haven

 

Blackthorn

Early-spring Dawn Chorus, Jevington Plantation

 Redwing and Blackcaps were part of the 19 species-strong chorus.

Pett Level

Rook

Jackdaw
 

Rye Harbour

Redshank

Ringed Plover

Ringed plover and a Dunlin

Lapwing

Lapwing

A Knott with Lapwing, just coming into breeding colour.

Shoveler

Lapwing

Redshank, Ringed Plover and Lapwing

Avocet

Starling

Gadwall, with Shoveler

Ringed Plover
 

Cuckmere Valley, near Litlington

 The valley has become a wetland. The incredibly high river was surging a few centimetres below the raised bank, much higher than the extensively flooded fields.

Grey Wagtail, one of two. An unusual species for the Cuckmere Valley.

Wigeon

Teal

Alfriston, to the north.

Teal, typically shy, hiding in the reeds.

Wigeon