The adders may be difficult to spot in the undergrowth during the day but the badgers at Benfield are even harder to see as they are...

Our rainforest in miniature. Local naturalist, author and Brighton Downs Alliance campaigner Dave Bangs has made a fantastic film all...

This male and female pair of adders were spotted quite recently, getting to know one another. Like so much wildlife they are very shy and...

Our licensed dormouse handler carried out the first Dormouse box check on the reserve on Sunday April 4th and saw this lovely male...

They've done a magnificent job again this year and now it;s off to pastures new for them. Here they are corralled together waiting for...

Plenty of butterflies out today in the sunshine.

We use sheep every year to graze the reserve for a few weeks before Spring to cut back the previous year's growth, Their job is quite...

Our Tuesday volunteer sessions are spent maintaining the hill so that chalk downland flowers and wildlife can thrive. This can entail...

Sally making sure the sheep on the reserve are adequately watered while Pete makes sure they can't escape. Oh, and the blackthorn is...

We are very fortunate to have a fully licenced dormouse handler in the group. Sally has written up her experiences over the last few...

Join Sally and the group on our guided Flower Walk over Benfield Hill Local Nature Reserve. Meet on Benfield Bridge Hove Sussex, over...

Members and friends joined us on 29th June, 2019 and, between 10.30pm and midnight, when about 53 glowing females were sighted. This is...

The group enjoyed another fascinating moth identification evening on 25h June with Steven Teale, of the Sussex Moth Group. Two traps were...

A most enjoyable afternoon with little wind was enjoyed by members and guests, and about 70 species were noted. We are lucky that, per...