Chichester 20s & 30s Meet Up (launched 2023)

By late April, the bluebells should be in full flower. Eartham woods is one of the best places for this so I thought I would include this in our walk.

This walk will be around 3 - 3.5 hours long, but we will be quite flexible with the route to make the most of the Bluebells and we can pause to admire them for as long as we like. We will have a break for lunch, so please bring food with you.

We will meet in the Eartham Woods car park at 11am. This is a very popularar woodland and so the car park could be very busy. Please bring as few cars as possible - I will try and organise a car sharing system nearer the time.

Hopefully the ground should be pretty solid by this time of year but please keep an eye on the weather and dress appropriately. It is a long walk so please make sure your shoes are sturdy and support your feet well.

https://explore.osmaps.com/route/25361565/eartham-woods

Kithurst Hill has an amazing meadow that hosts a range of invertebrates in spring. In particular, it is home to a population of Duke of Burgandy butterflies. These butterflies are really quite rare and reducing in numbers. They are mainly confined to the south of England, favouring chalk grassland sites.

I thought we could meet at the car park at Kithurst Hill at 11am. This car park is free and quite big, but does get busy so I would recommend car sharing as much as possible.

We can start with a slow mooch around the little meadow (bring cameras and binoculars!). I can point out butterflies, bumblebees and birds and anything else we see (although I will admit my dragonly fly ID is sorely lacking).

Then we could each bring our lunches and have a picnic together.

The car park is right on the South Downs way, so if people would then like to go for a little walk, we can do this easily.

This event will be weather dependent so keep an eye on the weather and this event page for updates nearer the time.

Although it should be dry in May, the meadow is on a slope so please wear sturdy supportive footwear.

Hola!

If you've just heard about the group or haven't got around to attending an event yet this pub night is the perfect event for you.

Please note that due to a rise in attendees for our pubs meets, we're no longer booking tables. So just turn up and look out for the larger groups! I will get a new sign we can take for those who are uncertain!

Existing members welcome too as ever!

Hope to see you there 🤩👋