Sussex Prairie Garden is open until 13th October 2024. Our opening days and hours are wednesday to sunday . 1pm until 5pm . Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays . Dogs are welcome.
Our next super Event will be our Beautiful and Useful Craft Fair this coming weekend 14th and 15th September - 11am until 5pm - expect over 30 exhibitors all set in a glorious garden setting . Delicious refreshments , live music ,art exhibition , plant sale and of course homemade cake. Dogs very welcome !
During this special new event you’ll learn all about the beautiful butterflies and moths that can be found in your garden and in the Sussex countryside.
Through illustrated indoor presentations tutor Michael Blencowe will teach you about the life cycles of butterflies and moths, how to identify them, their vital role as pollinators and how to attract them to your garden. Then we’ll head out into the Prairie Garden (before it’s open to the public) on a guided wildlife walk to search for the butterflies that can be found here. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to come face to face with the amazing moths as we open and inspect the previous night’s moth survey (and you can help us release the moths back into the garden).
Handouts and an identification poster will be provided along with tea / coffee and biscuits. After the course your ticket also allows you to stay and explore the garden for the rest of the afternoon.
Bio:
Tutor Michael Blencowe is a naturalist and author with a passion for lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). He is the co-author of ‘The Butterflies and Sussex’ and has recently collaborated with children’s author Julia Donaldson on ‘The Woolly Bear Caterpillar’). Find out more on his website: michaelblencowe.com
Attendees: 12
Price: £45 per person
Booking through Eventbrite at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-all-about-butterflies-and-moths-tickets-632038944497
Paul & Pauline McBride,
Sussex Prairie Garden
Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road (B2116),
near Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AT
