Ashdown Forest Living June issue 2013

June 2013

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Explore, Dream, Discover The Priest House Seasonal Recipe Places to Visit in June Mums the Word

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Index: Support Local Business

Dear Residents, Welcome to the June issue. This month ushers in Summer and heaven knows we deserve a good one this year! So hopefully it’ll be Sun, Strawberries and Barbecues...

For garden, flower and nature lovers June is the perfect month - see our NGS feature for places to visit on page 26.

The Priest House in West Hoathly to the north of Ashdown Forest is a hidden gem of the High Weald, find out it’s history on page 16.

We’ve featured an incredulous challenge happening next year by local resident Daryl Farmer and his reasons behind it - see page 10.

Hopefully you can find the businesses you need in our directory, please support local businesses when possible.

If you are a community group or local charity drop us a line if we can assist you with promotion.

Thank you for any feedback, it is all welcome.

All the best for a good month, Tally & Chris

Keep this directory handy for when you need it

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ANIMAL CARE Catwick Cattery Cats Protection Centre Antique Clock Repairs John Carpenter

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ARCHITECTS Cowan Architects David Fry Iain Miller Architects

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BOOK KEEPING/ ADMINISTRATION TMNC Business Services Too Busy to invoice

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BLINDS/CURTAINS/ INTERIORS Playstow Furnishing Penumbra Blinds Curtain Craft Blinds & Curtains Chez Soi Interiors

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BOWLING CLUB Isle of Thorns Bowling Club 9

CAR Scuffs Sussex 35 Nutley Motor Services Ltd. 31

CARE Live in Care 7 Sussex Health Care Homes 39

Rangers Report

6

Fletching Garden Trail

6

Gardening Tips

8

Explore, Dream, Discover

10,12

Benjamin Morphew Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 21

Blind Veterans 100K Walk

14

CHILDREN/EDUCATION

The Priest House

16,28

Seasonal Recipe

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Mums the Word

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Turtle Doves Hotline

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Ashdown Forest Llama Park

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Summer Music Course Blackland Farm French Tuition German Tuition Violin/Viola Classes

Places to Visit in June

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Cycling or Walking

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The Phoenix Comic

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What’s On

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CARPET CLEANING

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Sargents Tree Services

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JH Vartan

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Stone Garden Services

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Gardening Services

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Trencher/Mini digger

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Levade Systems

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HOME MAINTENANCE SERVICES/PRODUCTS Ground Based Guttering

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SA Hancock Ltd.

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Local Carpenter/Joiner

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Leon Miller Electrical Services

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Amber Electrical Contractors

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Quinn Electrical Services

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SCM Contractors

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MARs Joinery & Carpentry 17 Ace Plastering

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Compte Electricals

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AI Plumbing

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EPH Plumbing & Heating

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Baileybridge Construction 29 Mid Sussex Timber

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John Bloom Plumbing

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Templar Property Service 19 MRM Plastering

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KITCHENS 21 25

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Ashdown Forest Ranger’s Report The Ashdown Forest Bird Group confirm sightings has a reputation as a scavenger and opportunist. of Red Kites over the Forest at Wych Cross and 1.75 miles/3km Sheep are now out in the grazing area on the South Crowborough. A common sighting in towns during Chase and the Conservators flock of 300 Hebrideans the middle ages the Red Kite was then persecuted willinto be grazing From Linton’s car park cross the road (with care) Ridgethe Forest at the Isle of Thorns, Wrens to extinction in England and Scotland a small group Warren andonto Jumpers Town. If you walk your dog in car park in (summer Walk out of the rear past a seat survived Wales andonly). they have gradually restablished these areas please keep them on a lead. Every year we athemselves grass pathaided andby inaabout turn left onto a ride. Remain on release50m programme in the see an alarming number of sheep attacked by dogs Chilterns in 1989.

National surveys rm there this gently descending ride, confi ignoring another that bears which are notoff under control. It would be reassuring are asfor many as 1800 breeding pairs. It is known that right, about 400m. to think that with help from the public that Ashdown numbers fell to as low as 10 breeding pairs in Wales.

Forest was a place where ‘sheep may safely graze.’

On both left and right are linear quarries, A large bird of prey with a wing span 1.7 meters and a now filled with scrub and trees. Such forked tail . Not an effective hunter due to it’s small beak quarries theit’sForest landscape and talons.dot Hence preference for carrionand and road kill provided stonerefuse for roads. heathland and the urban of the Typical middle ages.

The Red Kite birds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipit and woodlark usually breed in this area and the ride edges in particular are one of the best places on the Forest (indeed in Sussex) to see, in May, the yellow flowers of the small spiny shrub, petty whin.

Police and Rangers regularly patrol the car parks but please remember not to leave valuables in you vehicles (that includes the car boot). All the best for a good month, Mike Yates Forest Ranger

Fletching Garden Trail 2013

The bears left, then right a break in theteas quarries Nowride celebrating it’s 21st Year, the through Lunches and cream will be and descending for 400m to a metalled drive (Sandy Trailcontinues will be on Sunday 16th June. on sale in one of the gardens.

The Lane) .

On the left is a bowling green and ahead are the 12th Century Church of St Andrew The annual event, in the and St Mary the Virgin will beClub. cricket pitch andofpavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Cricket picturesque village Fletching, has become an integral part of the open gardens calendar in Sussex. From the children’s school vegetable plot to the stunning Clinton Lodge, there is something for everyone in over 20 private gardens.

Highly acclaimed local artist, Lorna Holdcroft, will be capturing the mood of Garden Trail with a specially commissioned picture, which will be raffled at the end of the day.

There will be a wide variety of activities on offer throughout the day. Children will once again be able to hone their tracking skills on the now famous duck trail and visit the friendly alpacas at Spring Farm. Experts will be on hand to advise on all aspects of vegetable growing, including advice on ways to combat common pests and avoid disease.

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For further information telephone: 01825 724080 or email: office@fletching.e-sussex.sch.uk

open to visitors and a selection of local businesses will have stalls in the village hall.

The Garden Trail was set up in 1992 as a means to raising much needed funds for Fletching Church of England Primary School. It has gone from strength to strength and as a direct result, the school’s PTA are able to help subsidise school trips and provide much needed equipment and resources for the school.

Fletching village is off the A272 between Uckfield and Haywards Heath. Entrance adult:£6, children: free. All the gardens open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets available on the day from the school. NB: The Fletching Trio featured in our NGC article on page 26 is also part of this trail.

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Gardening in June Article by Michael Dongray,

Imberhorne Lane Nursery Proprietor

Annuals, Bulbs and Herbaceous Remove fading and dead flowers on your annuals and herbaceous perennial plants. Removing the finished flowers will promote a longer flowering season. Perennial and biennial plants can be started from seed sown directly into the garden.

Shrubs Summer flowering shrubs should be pruned for shape after they have finished flowering. Remove any dead or diseased branches.

Vegetables and Fruit

Spring flowering perennials can be divided and transplanted. Be sure to do this during the coolest part of the day and water the plants thoroughly after transplanting.

Now is the time to start your autumn and winter vegetables. Sow seeds of onions, carrots, beets, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and winter cauliflower directly into the garden early in the month. Do not spray any fruit with insecticide if still flowering as this may harm pollinating insects leading to a poor fruit yield. Keep all fruit well watered during dry periods. New raspberry shoots can be tied in this month.

Roses

Miscellaneous

Continue to plant container grown perennials. Always take time to properly prepare the soil by mixing generous quantities of soil improver compost or well composted manure with your existing soil.

Continue feeding roses with a general rose fertilizer. Spray against pest and disease preferably with an organic product. Dead head faded blooms on a regular basis.

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Keep the weeding going before they have a chance to flower and go to seed again.

Keep an eye out for insect, slug and snail or disease damage throughout the garden, and take the necessary steps to control the problem.

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‘Explore, Dream, Discover’ (Mark Twain)

hopefully this row can raise the profile slightly of the disease and it’s symptoms.

What will the hardest part of your journey be?

Daryl Farmer who lives near Forest Row is training on the Weirwood Reservoir (just to the north of Ashdown Forest) for an inconceivable, once-in-a-lifetime challenge next year, here he explains: Please describe your challenge In June 2014 I will be rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Hawaii. No engine, no sails, just me, my boat Bojangles, and some oars! This is a distance of 2500 miles in a straight line, although I will be rowing much further as I will be pushed and blown off route on a regular basis.

It will mean I will be out at sea, with no support, completely selfsufficient for around 3 months. I am using Weirwood Reservoir for training and testing in the lead up to the crossing.

You’ll be supporting ‘The Shark and Coral Conservation Trust’, ‘Earthrace Conservation Organisation’ & ‘ The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer’.

What was your reasons behind this support and the inspiration for this ‘row’?

A few years ago two documentaries changed my life, The Cove, about the Taiji dolphin hunts, and Sharkwater, about the scale of the shark finning problem.

They made me get up and try to make some noise about these two 10 • June 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

cruel and very well hidden crimes against our precious ocean life. As for the actual row, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and a few events last year gave me the final ‘push’ to actually commit to it. One was the sudden loss of my Mum to Kidney cancer, and the other was meeting some really inspirational people, mainly Pete Bethune from Earthrace Conservation, who really inspired me to raise the bar and make a bit more noise for our oceans.

Ocean awareness, and in particular shark finning and the Japan dolphin hunts is an easily hidden problem and it needs more exposure before it’s too late.

People need to realise that we are an ocean planet, and we need healthy oceans for our survival.

Removing an apex predator from an ecosystem will always have a disastrous impact. Sharks have been on this planet for over 400 million years, and in the last 50 years we have hunted many species to the brink of extinction.

There are several aspects to this expedition which will be tough.

Psychologically I think it will be very tough to row 10 miles in a shift, then get some rest and sleep, to wake up to find I’ve possibly drifted back 15 miles! It is very much an endurance event, to keep going, day after day, through blisters, salt sores, back problems, etc. is what will get me to the other side, and that is hopefully where my previous endurance running events may help me out.

I also think it will be quite hard to adapt back to a ‘normal’ life after 3 months of isolation at sea.

What support have you had?

I am getting great support locally from Meridian FM to Weir Wood Sailing Club and local schools.

My aim is to get more schools

The kidney cancer link is obviously a very personal one to me since losing my mum to misdiagnosed kidney cancer last year. Had I known what I know now (the earliest signs of this disease), I am convinced she would still be here to see me achieving this dream.

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‘Explore, Dream, Discover’ continued

THE LOCAL HOME FOR BUSINESS After more than 25 years in the hands of the Lacey family, the Company which owns Horsted Keynes Industrial Park has been sold to Chartered Surveyor John Hawkins.

involved, as this is the generation who can change the way we treat our oceans and the life within them.

What further support are you looking for?

I am also looking for some local companies to get behind this adventure, and take advantage of some incredible PR that will come in the build up to this challenge. Here is a fact to understand the enormity of this event and how it will be viewed: More people have gone into space than have rowed across an ocean.

Good luck Daryl!

To support Daryl see:. www.facebook.com/Rowing4Reefs, www.rowing4reefs.co.uk or phone: 07773 021284.

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Occupying a 5 acre landscaped site, the park is just over a mile from the popular village of Horsted Keynes and provides a range of business units totalling 37,000 sq ft with extensive parking and yard areas. Space is available from single rooms to 4,500 sq ft. The Park can trace its origins to use as a Jam Factory, hatchery and latterly as a food distribution centre run by Duncan Lacey Foods who converted the buildings to individual units 20 years ago.

Commenting on the acquisition, John Hawkins said “I want to build on the good work done by Rodney Lacey who has managed the site and to bring in some new ideas based on my experience of running another Business Park, Turkey Mill at Maidstone.”

“The first noticeable change is a rebranding to Horsted Keynes Business Park and the introduction of a new logo with the slogan of ‘The Home for Local Business’.” “Having regularly visited Horsted Keynes for the last 18 months, I’ve been impressed with the amount of excellent business being started and run in the area and we want to create business space suitable for clients to run and expand those enterprises. Managing a Business Park is like running a hotel where we need to provide flexibility for clients to move from one unit to another as they expand or contract” says John Hawkins who has been in the property industry for 40 years.

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Blind Veterans 100K Walk

By Janet Brummer

On 22nd June my friend Liz Davis and I will be walking the 100k from London to Brighton to raise money for Blind Veterans UK. I first started walking as a leisurely sport to keep fit in 2004. It was Liz who recommended a couple of walking groups which she belonged to which were ‘the Sussex 12 milers’ and ‘the long distance walkers association’.

In 2008 I walked my first marathon (Beachyhead) with a few friends; Liz was running this event. We had an exhilarating day, walking the South Downs with its challenging hills and climbs, and stunning views. At the end of the 26 miles we were very tired and couldn’t wait to get home and have a therapeutic soak in the bath to

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Now I had got the ‘marathon bug’ and continued to walk a variety of them, raising money for many charities including: Breast Cancer, Cancer Research and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

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Local History Notes

The Priest House, West Hoathly A Hidden Gem of the High Weald, just north of the Ashdown Forest

‘The only one of its kind open to the public, this beautiful 15th century Wealden hall house stands in a traditional cottage garden on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in picturesque West Hoathly’.

In the year 1392 Pope Urban VI gave the Cluniac Priory of St. Pancras in Lewes permission to appropriate land in the parishes of West Hoathly, Patcham, Ditchling and Wivelsfield to compensate the Priory for revenue lost during raids on the Sussex coast by French and Spanish marauders. The Manor of the Rectory of West Hoathly was created from land that had previously formed part of the Manor of Lindfield.

However, the Manor lands were sadly neglected and in 1426 the parishioners petitioned Pope Martin V about the Priory’s mismanagement. It was possibly as a response to this letter that The Priest House was built in the late 1420’s as an estate office - although it is difficult to identify the building precisely in the records. Its current name is probably of recent origin.

It is likely that the house was originally occupied by a bailiff or steward, who was responsible

for the day to day running of the Manor, however in 1524 the Priory leased the Rectory Manor to John Browne, a `husbandman’ (a farmer or tradesman) of the parish and The Priest House became a family home.

During the Dissolution of the monasteries Henry VIII seized the property of Lewes Priory in 1538 and the Browne’s Manor was given to court favourite Thomas Cromwell, the King’s secretary and chief adviser. In 1540 when Cromwell fell from grace and was beheaded the Manor formed part of the divorce settlement of Henry VIII’s doomed marriage to Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife, who thus took ownership. John Browne, however, continued as tenant throughout this time, until his death in 1546 when he was succeeded by his son Thomas.

After the death of Anne of Cleves the property reverted to the Crown and Thomas was to pay rent to Queen Mary and subsequently

her sister, Elizabeth I. In 1560 the Queen sold all the property that had belonged to Lewes Priory to two land speculators who in turn sold the Priest House to the long-term tenants, the Browne’s, who could at last own their family home. Thomas Browne subsequently set about modernising the building.

The house was originally an open hall, with a living room and upper chamber on the north end and a service end with a buttery and pantry to the south; the roof was likely thatched. However, Thomas had begun to mine iron ore on his land for the foundries working around West Hoathly.

He now styled himself `yeoman’ and needed a house to match

The holders of the Manor of the Rectory of West Hoathly: Lewes Priory (Great Seal) - not pictured, Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell, Anne of Cleves, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

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Peace John Godwin King CBE, of Stonelands, West Hoathly. It was in a ruinous state but thanks to Godwin King’s conservationist outlook, over the following three years he had the house restored.

Being a neighbour of well-known garden writer William Robinson (of Gravetye Manor) and friend of the great Victorian garden designer Gertrude Jeykll he also created a small cottage garden following their design philosophies.

The oldest known photograph of the house, 1858.

his new status. It was during those prosperous years of Elizabeth I’s reign that money became available for building and many houses were remodelled and improved. New ones were built with chimneys in the latest fashion, while existing buildings, like The Priest House, had chimneys and upper floors inserted.

Stone, being plentiful locally, was used for the fireplaces and brick, a relatively new but increasingly popular building material, was used for the flues and external chimneystack.

In 1908 it was opened to the public, with a museum in the north end to display his collection of locally gathered artefacts, and quarters for a resident Custodian in the former service end. In 1935 John Godwin King presented The Priest House and its contents, with an endowment, to the Sussex Archaeological Society, having sat on the Society’s governing Council for many years.

Mrs Ruth Kirby, The first Custodian.

Thomas had the ground floor level lowered to accommodate the massive stone chimney that replaced the medieval open hearth. The chimney enabled two new rooms to be created upstairs, each with their own fireplace. The thatched roof was replaced with Horsham stone but the new tiles were so heavy that the roof timbers had to be reinforced to take the weight.

By the end of the 16th century The Priest House was probably the finest building in the village and Thomas Browne could call himself `Squire’.

John Godwin King brought The Priest House in 1905 and restored it over the following 3 years.

The house remained in the hands of the Browne family for another hundred years but their fortunes were in decline and in 1695 the house and Manor had to be sold to pay debts. The house exchanged hands a few times over the next 200 years but the various owners did little to maintain it. For the most part, it was rented during this period.

Finally in 1905, after years of neglect, the house was bought by a local ardent liberal and Justice of the

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LEMON POSSET TRIFLE Simple Seasonal Recipe - Serves 8-10

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Method 1. Peel the rind off the lemons with a vegetable peeler then squeeze juice from the lemons.

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3. Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice, then strain to remove rind.

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4. Place the sponge fingers in the base of your serving dish and along the sides, when your posset is chilled as above pour onto the sponge.

7 unwaxed lemons 1.5 litres double cream 500 g caster sugar Sponge fingers Strawberries or fruit of choice

5. Chill in the fridge for at least 4/5 hours.

When ready to serve layer sliced strawberries on top, whip the remainder of the cream and cover. Optional: whip the cream with a little icing sugar and teaspoon of orange rind.

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If the kids don’t want to get rid of their old toys try striking a deal which should work, tell them you’ll sell the best of their toys on ebay for them and they give them the money for their piggy banks but in turn they must agree to give the other old toys to the charity shop! (but only toys they no longer play of course...)

Gardening: Growing Snapdragons

A Mothers Quote of the month: ‘I love my mum. No matter what we go through, and no matter how much we argue, I know in the end, she’ll always be there for me’

Things to do on a rainy day Marble runs Use old cereal boxes, loo rolls and other empty containers to make a home-made run. Build up as high as you want to - glue and sellotape should be enough to hold the pieces in place and you can use sturdier cardboard on the base to ensure it holds the upper levels securely. This is a great activity as you can add to it each day, creating new sections, slides and tubes as you go!

Dolly parachutes Use old pieces of fabric and string to make dolly/teddy parachutes.

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Snap Dragons are brilliant fun for kids once they are fully grown. Be warned, they may well get snapped off and used as puppets... They smell lovely too. To start from seed, plant them in a tray and leave on a sunny window-sill. Cover the tray with clingfilm to keep in the heat and moisture. Plant out when they are big enough to handle. They grow best in full sun. As we’ve had a late Spring this year you should still be able to sow in June for late blooms.

stand all of them on the window sill and launch them out to see which one wins.

Margarine tub boats Make margarine tub boats. You can do this in the sink, bath, pond. Card and old lolly sticks make great sails and if your little one is feeling creative let them paint and decorate them too.

Make a crazy cress head Get some dried out egg shells, paint a funny face on the surface, Once dry, fill wiith damp cotton wool and cress seeds and watch their crazy cress hair start to grow! info@ashdownforestliving.co.uk • tel: 01342 300152

Now in its second year, the project partners would like to remind members of the public to report their sightings of turtle doves to a special hotline, either by phone 01603 697527 or email turtledove@rspb.org.uk

Hotline for Turtle Doves The gentle purr of the turtle dove was once the sound of summer, enjoyed for a few brief months from early May until the birds’ departure back to Africa in August. But their evocative call is becoming increasingly rare following rapid and perpetual population declines.

Turtle doves were once widespread across much of England and Wales, but the most recent figures show that the population in the south east, one

of the last remaining strongholds, has fallen by 84 per cent since 1995.

Last year, there was a great response and the hotline had over 425 calls reporting the elusive bird, which has helped map where the birds are breeding and highlight any hotspots to focus the project’s conservation efforts.

Please spread the word in the Ashdown Forest area this year - Thank you.

At this current rate of change, if we don’t help this species, scientists calculate there will be fewer than 1000 pairs by 2020.

To help reverse the fortunes of the turtle dove, Operation Turtle Dove was launched last summer by the RSPB, Conservation Grade, Pensthorpe Conservation Trust and Natural England.

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Rose Cottage Garden

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Places to visit in June We feature two local NGS gardens as well as listing other open gardens in the Ashdown Forest area.

Rose Cottage Garden Made by the present owners over twenty years, and open for the NGS since 1997, the garden is hidden down a footpath behind tall hedges; a plantsman’s garden with views across an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Within ¼ hectare (2/3 acre), oldfashioned roses and exuberant cottage-style planting are incorporated into a strong design, creating a garden often described by visitors as harmonious and tranquil. It incorporates modern sculptures from a Sussex sculptor – some made specifically for the garden – and Victorian carvings from a demolished London church. Fun and humour are a feature of this relaxed and sometimes quirky garden, with home-made artefacts, ‘found’ objects and a children’s ‘creepie-crawlie’ trail. An organic vegetable garden is productive and attractively integrated into the garden design.

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the other a small boggy frog pond. Self-seeding produces plant combinations - many are allowed to remain – this is not a rigidly controlled garden. Homemade teas in an assortment of old china complete the friendly atmosphere. Hadlow Down, TN22 4HJ. Open: Sunday 23rd June, 2-5:30pm. Also by appointment 01825 8303124, e: kenmines@hotmail.com.

Fletching Garden Trio Fletching Village is centred around the Parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin which in 1264 Simon de Montford visited on the eve of the battle of Lewes.

The village borders Sheffield Park Garden (National Trust), famed for its autumn colour. The three lovely cottage gardens differing in size and style, maintained by owners, are planted to please the senses and packed with interest:.

The Granary is a charming tranquil one acre garden created over 13 years which sits in an idyllic setting fronting a stretch of the river Ouse. It features a newly landscaped courtyard area, a vibrant and productive

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cutting and kitchen garden, well stocked borders and a riverside orchard with a decked seating area.

1 Whites Cottages is an enchanting little garden delightfully crammed with everything synonymous with a true cottage garden. Small in space but huge in interest it features amongst the lovely planting and unique paths, a child’s gipsy caravan and free running ducks, it certainly shows that with imagination you can have it all in a small garden.

North Hall is a romantic garden, roses tumble, clematis scramble and the dense planting needs little support, a palette of soft colours and heady scent adds to the many interesting features and vast array of ever changing cottage plants, there’s always something new to see. Wildlife and self seeding are encouraged. There are home grown reasonably priced plants for sale together with delicious home made teas served in fine china to compliment the true English cottage garden experience.

Small gardens can be a real favourite with the visitors as they very often go home with ideas that are obtainable in their own gardens. Many come back year after year and delight in the changes that have been made in the garden. We keep our fingers crossed for blue skies! Fletching, nr Uckfield, Sussex, TN22 3SP. Open: Saturday 22nd , Sunday 23rd June, 2-5.30pm.

Holly House, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, RH17 7LF An acre of English garden providing views and cameos of plants and trees round every corner with many different areas giving constant interest, a fish pond and a wildlife pond beside a grassy area with many shrubs and flower beds. Among the trees and winding paths there is a cottage garden which is a profusion of colour and peace Open: Sat 8th, Sun 9th , Sat 15th & Sun 16th June 2-5.30pm.

Town Place, Ketches Lane, Freshfield, nr Sheffield Park, RH17 7NR 3 acres with over 600 roses, 150ft herbaceous border, walled herb garden, ornamental grasses, ancient hollow oak, orchard and potager. ‘Green’ Priory Church and Cloisters. C17 Sussex farmhouse - not open.

Open: Thurs 13th, Sun 23rd, Sun 30th June, Sun 7th July, 2-6pm. Groups of 20+ also welcome by appt June to July.

Old Scaynes Hill House, Clearwater Lane, Scaynes Hill, RH17 7NF Entrance archway with steps leading to peaceful 1-acre naturalistic garden on S-facing slope of clay. Mature trees and shrubs, several colourful herbaceous borders and island beds. Many roses, hemerocallis and ornamental grasses, small wild flower meadow with orchids, fruit and vegetable area and natural-looking pond.

Open: Suns 16th June; 14th July, 2-5pm.Visitors also welcome by appt June to July, max 30. Refreshments by arrangement, telephone: 01444 831602.

Duckyls Holt, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, RH19 4QN Delightful cottage garden of approx 2 acres on many different levels. Small herb garden, colourful formal and informal plantings, herbaceous borders, rose border and formal rose garden, lots of pots and baskets - a riot of colour. Mature azaleas and rhododendrons in season.

Open: Sat 29th , Sun 30th June, 11am - 6pm.

The Priest House, North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4PP C15 timber-framed farmhouse with cottage garden on fertile acid clay. Large collection of culinary and medicinal herbs in a small formal garden and mixed with perennials and shrubs in exuberant borders.

Long-established yew topiary, box hedges and espalier apple trees provide structural elements.

Traditional fernery and small secluded shrubbery.

Open for NGS: Sat 29th June, 10.30am - 5.30pm.

Warren House, Warren Road, Crowborough, TN6 1TX Beautiful house (not open) steeped in history with 9-acre garden and views over Ashdown Forest. Series of gardens old and new, displaying wealth of azaleas, rhododendrons, impressive variety of trees and shrubs. Sweeping lawns framed by delightful walls and terraces, woodlands, ponds, wildlife area.

Open: Visitors welcome by appt June, telephone: 01892 663502.

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Delight in the great outdoors by enjoying a day out exploring the Forest Way. The flat, tree-lined track winds through a peaceful, historic countryside of small fields and scattered farmsteads among wooded, rolling hills.

This old Railway Line was opened in 1866 as a continuation of the Three Bridges line. It was a busy commuter line until it eventually fell under Beeching’s axe precisely 100 years later in 1966.

Ironically, Dr Beeching lived in East Grinstead and regularly used this line to travel up to London!

However, happily for walkers and cyclists, the disused railway line was bought by East Sussex County Council in 1971 and designated as a Country Park in 1974. It is part of the ‘High Weald Landscape Trail’ (stretching from Horsham to Rye); designated ‘route 21’ of the Sustrans National Cycle Network, plus incorporated into ‘Avenue Verte’ - a new cycling route connecting London to Paris.

Keep your eye out for for the River Medway as it follows a good portion of the route.

1. As you leave East Grinstead you cross from the western to the eastern hemisphere.

2. Steps up on to the embankment lead to a view of the ruins of moated Brambletye Manor. It fell into decay after 1683 when owner Sir James Richard, out hunting in Ashdown Forest, was warned he was about to be apprehended for treason. He spurred his horse for the coast and fled to the court of Spain.

3. You come to the village of Forest Row and cross towards Tablehurst Farm.

4. You will pass a mobile phone mast bristling with aerials on the right as you pass Blackberry Cottage.

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5. Paupersdale Wood, this wide ride is a good place for butterflies on a sunny day. The woods here are used for pheasant-rearing; you may see the grainhoppers and maggot dispensers the birds feed from after they are released from the breeding pens.

6. Clay, Clay everywhere…

Names hereabouts mention clay and marl pits. Marl (a limy clay) was spread on fields to improve soil texture.

7. Welcome rest A tea garden for walkers (fine days only!) and a camping site, beside what is probably a flooded clay pit.

8. Two storeyed stiles These unusual stiles suggest the field beyond the St Ives Lane has been used for deer farming.

9. Roman road?

At some point you will cross the line of the Roman road from Lewes to London. You can see Gallypot Street where the line runs die-straight to the south. No meandering for those Romans, just a nice straight line…

10. Hartfield This attractive Ashdown Forest village has largely white weatherboard buildings. The “hart’”from its Forest beginnings features on various signs, and “Pooh Corner” can be visited for a cup of tea – of course AA Milne wrote his famous pooh bear stories in Hartfield.

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11. An elegant spire The churchyard is as attractive as the elegant spire that can be seen from afar.

12. Withyham The four-square tower of St Michael and All Angels Church contrasts with Hartfield’s slender spire. Within are decorated ceilings and a wealth of monuments to the Sackville family. The summer scent of the lime tree enlivens the churchyard.

13. Buckhurst Park You will get just a glimpse of the house on the site of the original Sackville home. Enjoy instead the parkland scenery. The covered “well” as you enter the Park is actually a chalybeate (iron-containing) spring.

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Local gentry used to hold grand picnics amongst the huge rocks.

20. Eridge Green The ornate wind vane on the church incorporates the familiar Nevill rose.

21. Eridge Park Enjoy the space and peace as you enter what is likely one of the oldest deer parks in the country. The tall fences to contain the deer are hidden in the valleys and at first glance nothing man-made breaks the horizon.

For a more accurate map please see the ‘High Weald Landscape Trail’ on the High Weald AONB website. With thanks to the High Weald AONB for information provided towards this article.

Iron-rich water seeps from the ground in Legg Wood cutting a gill for itself. The springs here rise where sandy soils meet the sticky and water-resistant clay you have just walked through.Silvery- grey soils underfoot prepare you for the sandstone outcrops half-hidden in the trees.

15. An unusual use of bricks Old Groombridge lies to the north, near the Jacobean Groombridge Place. See the 1625 “Gothic’” brick church - It is uncommon to find brick used for such an important building.

16. Towards Kent. There are fine views towards Kent’s greensand ridge and the North Downs as you cross the undulating country south of Tunbridge Wells.

17. Harrison’s Rocks Detour to see this outcrop, one of the most popular climbing areas in south-east England. Wooden boxing and matting help to reduce erosion from trampling around the base of the rocks.

18. Nevill Estate The decoration on Normans Cottages just south of Park Corner introduces you to the Abergavenny or Nevill Estate. You will soon recognise the ornate ‘A’ and the pottery medallions on the decorative course.

The ridge finials and the chimney pots are also typical 19th century clay products.

19. Eridge Rocks View the awe-inspiring rocks themselves and then take a closer look at the treasure of mosses, liverworts, lichens and filmy ferns clinging to the rocks.

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6: Charles Dickens was born in which well-known coastal city?

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8: In 1893 the Cadbury brothers built a modelvillage on 330 acres of land on the outskirts of Birmingham. What name was it given that has a long association with the Cadbury’s brand?

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10:Malcolm McLaren managed which band that took Britain by storm in the 70’s?

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WEDNESDAY 5TH JUNE

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Healthy Walk on the Forest. Enjoy a free healthy guided walk on Ashdown Forest every Wednesday morning at 10:30. The walk lasts for an hour and you will be accompanied by a guide. Please wear suitable clothes and shoes for the conditions on the day. Start points for the walks are : 1st Wednesday – Broadstone Carpark, 2nd Wednesday – Long Car Park, 3rd Wednesday – Box Car Park, 4th Wednesday – Blackhill Car Park, 5th Wednesday – Millbrook Car Park. For further information please call: 01342 823583 or tracy@ashdownforest.org.

SATURDAY 8TH JUNE Stories to Nourish the Soil of the Soul: Whether they are stories from the teller’s own biographies, or heart stories from cultures around the world, these tales are offerings to your own heart’s garden, £6/£4 concessions. Storytelling Hut at Emerson College, Forest Row RH18 5JX. Contact: yvette@ schoolofstorytelling.com.

SATURDAY 8TH JUNE The Hartfield Singers present “This Sceptred Isle”, a musical journey through the ages of English history at Holy Trinity Church, Coleman’s Hatch at 7.30pm.

Tickets (£10 to include a light buffet in the interval) are available from Hartfield Stores, High Street, Hartfield or phone Robert Jackson on 01342 823081 or email info@hartfieldsingers.co.uk.

SUNDAY 9TH JUNE The Rain or Shine Theatre Company presents The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at Saint Hill Manor. The grounds will open at 2pm for picnics.

During the interval a cream tea will be provided. This event will take place outside unless it is wet. Tickets: £8.50 and £6.50 for concessions. Tel: 01342 326711.

WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE Annual Crowborough committee of Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Summer. East Sussex National Golf Resort & Spa. Last year 250 people attended the event, which raised £5000 for the charity. The two-course lunch will be followed by a talk by Dr Helfrid Hochegger, a CRUK researcher. Tickets cost £28 and are available from Angela Ward: angela@ themarketingeye.com or tel: 01825 765617.

THURSDAY 13TH JUNE Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society.

Talk: Peter Medhurst will tell us about ‘Venice in 18th Century London: A musical and artistic partnership’.

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SATURDAY 15TH JUNE Music for a Summer Evening: charity concert in aid of ‘Holy Trinity Church’, Forest Row. Claire Watkins – Soprano, Gareth Morris – Tenor, Margaret Watson – Harp, Holy Trinity Festival Choir Lingfield Notre Dame Junior School Orchestra, Christopher Harris – Organ/Piano, Simon P. Morris – Director of Music at 7.30pm. £5 Adults, £2.50 Children. Refreshments/ Lucky Programme Prizes. Tickets: Tel: 01342 823940.

Holy Trinity Parish Church, Forest Row. SATURDAY 15TH JUNE High Hurstwood Fete - from 1pm. With more exciting sideshows and entertainment than ever before to look forward to, visitors to this year’s fete are guaranteed to have another great day out. Some of the key highlights include: An amazing flypast of two iconic WW2 planes – the Spitfire and Dakota, Maypole dancing, Brass Band, local Morris Men, Debs Dancers and Spiritas, Bouncy castles, Pony rides, Punch & Judy, Coconut Shy, KO darts, and plenty more. Plus Annual Scarecrow Competition. All money raised goes to help school, church and village hall.

SATURDAY 15TH JUNE Forest Row Village Fun Day 2013, organised by Forest Row Twinning Association. Arena events, Fun Dog Show, Children’s Games, Stalls and Children’s Rides and more. 11am till 3pm. For more information contact Don Collishaw 01342 822897 don.collishaw@ virgin.net.

SATURDAY 15TH JUNE Nearly New Sale. 10-11:30am St Mary’s School, Crowborough.

SATURDAY 15TH JUNE Music for a Summer Evening: charity concert in aid of ‘Holy Trinity Church’, Forest Row. Claire Watkins – Soprano, Gareth Morris – Tenor, Margaret Watson – Harp, Holy Trinity Festival Choir, Lingfield Notre Dame Junior School Orchestra, Christopher Harris – Organ/Piano, Simon P. Morris – Director of Music.

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Forest Players present Dead and the Maiden. A thriller/drama by Ariel Dorfman at Ashurst Wood Village Centre, 8pm. Tickets £7-50.Tel: 01342 323640.

Nutley Village Fete - 1pm on Fords Green alongside the A22 in Nutley. Free entry. Car parking. Fun for all the family including Maypole Dancing, Punch and Judy, Fun Dog Show, Vintage Vehicles, Spiritus, Raffle, Craft stalls and BBQ. Uckfield FM will also be joining us during the afternoon. Further information at www.nutleyvillageday.org.uk.

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Uckfield Music Club Summer Concert. The award winning pianist Richard Uttley playing Beethoven, Grieg, Britten, Liszt and Debussy. Richard Uttley won the coveted prize of becoming a selected artist of the Young Concert Artists Musical Trust which supports outstanding young talent. St Margaret’s Church, Buxted Park. 7.30pm. Ticket on door £12, students £2, accompanied children free. 01825 712553.

Night jar Walk on the Forest. An opportunity to take an evening time guided walk (8:30pm) on the Forest with one of our experienced birder volunteers to, hopefully, catch a glimpse of the elusive and mysterious Nightjar.

Please wear sensible shoes and muted coloured clothes (no bright coats!) and bring a torch! Sorry, no dogs. Call 01342 823583 to book a place.

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SATURDAY 22ND JUNE St Peter & St John the Baptist, Wivelsfield are holding a Summer Fete in the lovely grounds of ‘Fanners’ from 2 – 4.30pm.Variety of stalls/ Children’s swimming/ plants/games /tombola and Cream Teas.

SATURDAY 22ND JUNE Crowborough Choral Society Summer Concert: consisting of two modern works, Midsummer Mass, composed by Michael Fields and Feel the Spirit, which is a set of spirituals by John Rutter, famous for his arrangements of Christmas carols. Both pieces are inspired by American jazz and will be accompanied by the Sussex Sinfonietta with harp, saxophone and a guitar played by Michael Fields himself. At 7.30pm, All Saints Church Centre, Crowborough. Tickets £12 each, will be available from Cro’s Jewellers, High Street, Crowborough.

SATURDAY 22ND JUNE Hadlow Down Summer Fayre. Free entry. Many stalls, games and attractions including Punch and Judy and fun dog show, tea tent, BBQ and beer tent. 1pm to 5pm. Hadlow Down Playing Field, School Lane, Hadlow Down. For further information call 01825830400.

FRIDAY 28TH JUNE - SUNDAY 30TH JUNE A flower festival on the theme of marriage entitled “From this day forward”. Admission free, donations to Macmillan cancer support and the parish.

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SUNDAY 7TH JULY Summer Fun Day. Join us at the National Cat Centre for a fun-packed day for all the family including: a live band, classic cars, VW campers, a bouncy castle, stalls, raffle and tombola, tours of the adoption centre, facepainting and more! All the stalls will be covered by a marquee (kindly provided by Cubik UK), and the day will be opened by children’s TV presenter Sarah Jane Honeywell!, 10am - 4pm, free entry!

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THROUGHOUT JUNE TO END OF JULY Exhibition by Helen Hockin at Forest Centre: includes dark and mysterious sculptures, drawings and photographs based on the mythology, archaeology and pre-history of Sussex. Helen has recently been involved with the commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials. Entrance is free. See www.ashdownforest.org for more details.

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