RETURN TO . . . Emsworth Wildlife - Homepage. . . Havant Wildlife Group -main page ARCHIVES PHOTO GALLERY Selected images 2010                 2009    Eight members of the Havant Wildlife Group (Fay, Heather, Derek, Rowena, Jean, Chris, Jim and Ian) joined me on a glorious sunny morning for a walk along the east shore of Fishbourne Channel from Chichester Marina to Copperas Point, where we had a break.   Here are Ian and Chris on the saltmarshes at Copperas Point   Jim and Fay having a close look at the plants on the saltmarshes WEST MARDEN - NORE DOWN JUNE 2009    The group stopped to admire a sweet smelling rose which was clambering over a large tree in one of the gardens of West Marden.   We encouraged Caroline to swing across the stream on a rope hanging from a tree, but she opted out in the end. BROOK MEADOW - May 2009     SATURDAY MAY 9 - BUTSER HILL   We puzzled for some while over a plant which was only in bud, with Nigel hoping to find the answer in his new vegetative field guide by John Poland. Ros finally identified at as Common Valerian (without the book!). Grid Ref: SU 7129 2059.   Nigel explained the possible origin of the impressive grove of Beech trees at Rake Bottom. The story goes they were originally plantd as a Beech hedge around a house. The house is long gone, but the now fully grown trees remain.   SATURDAY APRIL 25 - HOLLYBANK WOODS - We delighted in a fine show of Early-purple Orchids.   A large patch of Wood-sorrel was a nice surprise, on the southern side of Longcopse Hill at Grid Ref: SU 7518 0837    Caroline French also picked up the songs of Marsh Tit and Goldcrest. Surprisingly, we did not hear or see a single Buzzard.