Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So many berries on the wildlife #hedge that we planted at the bottom of #Lewes Cemetery in 2021, funded by #Beelines, with the support of Lewes District Council. Here are some of them - Hawthorn berries, Blackthorn sloes, Rose hips, and Guelder Rose berries. 021
Audrey Jarvis @audreyjarvis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🦇 Bat Day at #Lewes Climate Hub! 🦇 October 31st, 11-3 🦇 Free talk and activities for all ages! Picture of a Pipistrelle by L. Campbell 042
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New things at Malling Deanery Arboretum,#Lewes, today - two fruits on the Handkerchief #Tree and ripening berries on both the Bee-bee Tree and the Japanese Raisin Tree, and the Swamp Cypress by the river was developing autumn colours. 141
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Weeding the three Elms and the two Cockspurthorn #trees that we planted by Brighton Road, #Lewes, in 2023. 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A huge crop of red berries on the Cockspurthorn #trees we planted in Gundreda Road, #Lewes, in 2021 and lots of fruits on the Hop Hornbeams we planted at the same time. 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thank you to Lewes Town Council for their unanimous approval of the #Tree Charter for #Lewes! 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thank you again to everyone who gave a donation to East Sussex WRAS during our Nature Recovery season at #Lewes Climate Hub in May. We raised £350! They have now reached the funding needed to replace their vital X-ray equipment - more help for rescued #Swifts and other wildlife! 071
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Still celebrating the Rights of our #Trees Charter for #Lewes! 084
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Our second guided #tree walk around Malling Deanery Arboretum during #Lewes Heritage Open Days. A lovely group of people enjoyed listening and learning from the vast experience and knowledge of Peter Thurman. 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Another fantastic guided tree walk around the Malling Deanery Arboretum yesterday! Peter Thurman shared fascinating facts about 32 of the special #trees in this private garden. We are very grateful to the owners for letting us enjoy this wonderful place in #Lewes ! 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Following the good news that the Rights of our Trees motion was approved by Lewes Town Council last night, here is a celebratory decorated version of the Tree Charter for Lewes. It was designed by the talented Lynda Durrant, fullcircle-design.co.uk 01810
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Rights of our #Trees motion to #Lewes Town Council was approved at the full council meeting this evening! Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved. Drop in to Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th or Sunday 13th September, 10- 5, to find out more about the agreed Tree Charter for Lewes. 182
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The hollow Black Poplar #tree , Populus nigra, at Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes, and some of the interesting fungi inside and around it - possibly Poplar Fieldcap? 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A walk around Malling Deanery Arboretum to check the route for our guided #tree walks during #Lewes Heritage Open Days this weekend. So much colour and variety! 051
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pop in to #Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. Open from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p m. as part of Heritage Open Days. 🌳 Find out more about the proposed #Tree Charter for Lewes. 🌳 Enjoy the photographs of "special trees" sent to us by residents of Lewes. 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The most beautiful red berries on one of the Hawthorn #trees outside the Linklater Pavilion on the Railway Land nature reserve, #Lewes. 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thank you to #Lewes Climate Hub for sharing news of our exhibition of special #trees in their September newsletter! It is open at Lewes House, 10-3, on 12th and 13th September as part of the Heritage Open Days organised by Friends of Lewes. lewesclimatehub.org/exhibition-s... 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A heavy crop of berries on the Wild Service #Trees in De Warrenne Road, #Lewes, after all the wonderful blossom in Spring! 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A #Tree Charter for #Lewes? Find out more during our Heritage Open Days exhibition at Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and enjoy the display of "special trees" chosen by members of our community! 011
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Did you know that #Lewes #Swift Supporters also install artificial House #Martin cups? We are able to fund nest cups and their installation if you live near to existing House Martin nests, or in a house where they used to nest. Contact: lewesswifts@gmail.com 042
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Hundreds of berries on the three Whitebeams on the three Whitebeam #trees , (Sorbus aria 'Majestica'), that we planted alongside Abergavenny Road, #Lewes, in December 2016. They did have a wonderful display of blossoms in May! 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Betula maximowicziana - one of many unusual #trees to see on our guided walks around Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. Book a place via Eventbrite: Lewes Heritage Open Days 2026 – Friends of Lewes share.google/YifUktFdo9wz... 052
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Booking for our guided #tree walks in #Lewes opens today! Lewes Heritage Open Days 2026 – Friends of Lewes share.google/5jV2bFOZ1SHF... 011
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Flowers on the Styphnolobium japonicum, (Japanese Pagoda #Tree), at Malling Deanery Arboretum. Booking opens on 20th August for our two guided tree walks there during #Lewes Heritage Open Days, 12th and 13th September, 2.30-4.30 p.m. 032
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A surprise today - at 11.00 a.m. we saw two #Swifts flying just above the trees at Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes, and heading upriver! 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil and Small Scabious in the High Street planter provided by #Lewes #Swift Supporters. Interested in wildlife gardening? Kate Bradbury is the speaker at our AGM in October. Membership of LSS is free - just contact lewesswifts@gmail.com to register. 032
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We thought that the #Swifts at our house in #Lewes had fledged while we were away because we didn't see or hear them yesterday - but we were wrong! Two faces, and a wing, peeping out of the entrance at 9.55 this morning! 061
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Lots of chestnuts on this Sweet Chestnut #tree in Baxter's Field, #Lewes! 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Possibly the last #Swifts we will see in our survey area at the top end of #Lewes? On 10th August we saw two Swifts in our nest box then had to go away for a couple of days. This evening we didn't see any Swifts at all! Safe journey to Africa - and back here again next year! 073
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Some photographs of the chicks at the entrance to our #Swift nest box in #Lewes this morning. 052
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Heritage Open Days, organised by Friends of Lewes, on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. Booking opens on 20th August for our guided tree walks around Malling Deanery Arboretum, 2.30-4.30 p.m. each day! friends-of-lewes.org.uk/hod2026/?fbc... 011
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Similar results to yesterday - 3 #Swifts flying over De Montfort Road, #Lewes, and one entered the same nest box - the only one of 8 nests in that road that still seems to be occupied. Entries and exits to the nest box at our house and two chicks peering out of the entrance. 152
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Two #Swifts were flying above De Montfort Road, #Lewes, tonight and we saw one enter the same box as last night again. Piers saw two flying over the reservoir in Western Road. We heard scratching from the box at our house just as we set out on our survey and one Swift peeked out. 042
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 05/08/2026One #Swift at the entrance to our nest box at 11.00 a.m. today. This evening, two Swifts quietly flying from Baxter's Field, #Lewes, and one entered one of the boxes in De Montfort Road at 8.25 p.m. They first occupied that box on 14th June so could still have a while to go! 031
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Two #Swifts seen at the entrance to our nest box at 10.00 a.m. and one Swift seen entering at 3.00 p.m. - but tonight no Swifts at all seen in our survey area in #Lewes between 7.20-9.10 p.m! Photo from last year because we weren't quick enough this morning. 041
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Jersey Tiger Moth and bees - on the Bee-bee #tree , (Tetradium daniellii), at Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes, this morning. The whole tree was buzzing! 011
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 03/08/2026For the first evening since 30th April we didn't see any #Swifts entering a nest in #Lewes! During the day, they returned into the box at our house four times. The second time, one wing was hanging out of the box as if a parent Swift was feeding a chick. 041
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Today we saw some of the few remaining #Swifts entering nest boxes in Valence Road and De Montfort Road, and under the eaves to two nests in Western Road. One Swift entered a nest box in Sun Street that we installed in December 2023. Now 96 nests in #Lewes, 21 in boxes. 061
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 02/08/2026One little #Swift face peering out of the box at our house in #Lewes this morning. We have heard but not seen them over the past two days so it is good to have another glimpse. 041
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Another quieter evening in #Lewes . We only saw two nest entries - both to nest 1 in Western Road. It made it all the more special when four #Swifts screamed past us. A few groups of four to six Swifts streaming South over St. Anne's Church - and one Egret! 041
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 01/08/2026We are still seeing a FEW #Swifts around #Lewes and entries to just six of the known nests over the past two days. The general feeling is that most of the Swifts have begun their migration to Africa and that only a few of the breeding Swifts remain. 052
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Up to ten #Swifts screaming up and down De Montfort Road, #Lewes, today from 2.30-2.40 p.m. At least twenty were screaming above Leicester Road Stores at 5.00 p.m. 042
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026More volunteer #tree maintenance at Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes, this morning and a look at the Bee-bee tree that is just coming into flower. Look out for two guided tree walks around Malling Deanery Arboretum during Heritage Open Days, 12th to 13th September. 011
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026From 9.45 to 10.00 a.m. this morning - up to eight #Swifts screaming past our house in #Lewes and above Leicester Road and I actually managed to video one of the Swifts entering our box! 032
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Reposted by Audrey JarvisGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 26/07/2026Algeria is on fire. England is on fire. Wales is on fire. Tunisia is on fire. The US is on fire. Greta wasn’t wrong when she said our house was on fire. We are in a #climateemergency. 38024
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026After two rather quiet nights, we saw a lot more #Swifts at the top end of #Lewes this evening. We saw one entry to the box at our house, one exit from a box in De Montfort Road, and two entries to nests under the eaves in upper Western Road. The video shows one of these! 061
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Another quieter night yesterday but we still saw #Swifts entering the nest box at our house and into three of the nests under the eaves in upper Western Road, #Lewes. Sharing this photograph of a Swift by Mart_the_gooner on Instagram - just because I love it! 041
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Urban Arboretum @lewesarboretum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Would you like to send us a photograph of one of your favourite #trees in #Lewes ? We want to share them in exhibitions in September to celebrate our Arboretum Town! Just send your photograph to arboretumlewes@gmail.com with a few words to explain what you admire about the tree. 021
Reposted by Audrey JarvisLewes Swift Supporters @lewesswifts.bsky.social · 25/07/2026A quieter night, we only saw one or two #Swifts until 8.35 when ten gathered over St. Anne's Church. Pleased to see an entry at Westfield House. Video shows slow motion action of Swift entries in upper Western Road, #Lewes, at 9.10 p.m. 042
