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2 up coming dates for the diary, please note both events are ofr members only, although it is possible to join on the day.

Members Autumn Walk – 1st November 2025
This will be the usual afternoon walk, heading into the Study Area and onto Pintail Bank to look for fungi. We will then walk over to Whillets Meadows and to the reed bed to observe Reed Buntings coming in to roost.

Meet in the Hide car park at the west end of the reservoir at 1.30pm. We aim to finish by 4.00pm. Stout footwear recommended or wellies if we have had a prolonged spell of wet weather. If weather conditions force us to cancel we will let you know by e-mail and through our Facebook page.

Annual General Meeting – 13th March 2026

Our 29th Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 13th March 2026. We will be in the Forest Row Community Centre with a 7.15pm start time as usual. We are very pleased to announce that Mark Mallalieu OBE has agreed to be our guest speaker after the AGM. He will talk about the Honey Buzzards and Goshawks of Sussex. Both species are seen at Weir Wood so this is bound to be an interesting talk. Mark will be known to many members not least for his sterling work as the (recently retired) editor of the excellent annual bird report produced by the Sussex Ornithological Society.

Further details will follow in the winter newsletter.

Meet in the Legsheath Lane car park at 9.00am for a 9.15am start. The focus of this walk will be flora, and our common spotted orchids in particular. We will also be keeping any eye out for butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies and demoiselles on the wing as we walk through the reserve.  There will also be the opportunity to look at nesting birds on our rafts – hopefully we will have common terns present. The walk will conclude back at the car park by 1.00pm. Conditions underfoot in the reserve are good – so unless we have sustained torrential rain – sturdy walking shoes / boots will be adequate. 

We will be holding our popular annual Spring Walk this year on Saturday 26 April. As usual the focus will be on the bluebell display, but we will also walk out on to Pintail Point and afterwards walk into Whillets Meadows. Start time 9.15am – duration 3.5 hours (approx) – meet in the West End car park. This is a members only event, but family and friends are welcome.