Slides Used at the BHGSF Autumn Seminar Event – September 2024
- Slides used by Prof Dave Goulson (Sussex University)
- Slides used by Ruth Urbanowicz (B&H Organic Gardening Group)
- Slides used by Leah Salm (Greenwich University Bite Sized Biodioversity)
Slides Used at the BHGSF Spring Seminar Event – June 2023
- Slides used by Gill Wales (Regency Square Gardening Group)
- Slides used by Aimee Felus (The Aquifer Partnership)
- Slides used by Jason Saul (Head Gardener Kemptown Enclosures)
Slides Used at the ‘Going Wild in Brighton & Hove’ Spring Seminar Event – June 2022
Great Elms of Brighton & Hove – May 2022
Special Trees of Stanmer Park – January 2022
Dutch Elm Disease Spotters Guide – June 2020
B&H CityParks Covid 19 Volunteers Risk Assessment – July 2020
- B&H CityParks Covid 19 Volunteers Risk Assessment
- B&H CityParks Covid 19 Volunteers Risk Assessment Guidance Notes
Brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum Newsletters
- BHGSF March 2018 Newsletter
- BHGSF July 2018 Newsletter
- BHGSF November 2018 Newsletter
- BHGSF May 2019 Newsletter
- BHGSF September 2019 Newsletter
- BHGSF January 2020 Newsletter
- BHGSF September 2020 Newsletter
- BHGSF Winter 2020 Newsletter
- BHGSF Spring 2021 Newsletter
- BHGSF Summer 2021 Newsletter
- BHGSF Easter 2022 Newsletter
- BHGSF Autumn 2022 Newsletter
- BHGSF May 2023 Newsletter
- BHGSF November 2023 Newsletter
- BHGSF May 2024 Newsletter
East of Brighton Member Group Meeting – 18th May 2021 – Notes
Park Views – Impact of 2020 Lockdown on B&H Green Spaces – July 2020
Reports from the BHGSF Member Questionnaire – March 2019
Slides Used at the BHGSF Spring Seminar – March 2019
Slides Used at the BHGSF Spring Seminar – March 2020
- Slides used by Horticulturalist Chris Collins
- Slides used by Wildlife Author Kate Bradbury
- Slides used by Stanmer Park Ranger Will Furze
BHGSF AGM & Open Forum Minutes
- BHGSF Open Forum & AGM Minutes – 30th January 2019
- BHGSF Members Open Forum Notes – 21st October 2019
- BHGSF AGM Minutes – 26th February 2020
- BHGSF AGM Minutes – 9th February 2021
- BHGSF Members Meeting – 16th November 2021
- BHGSF AGM Minutes – 15th February 2022
- BHGSF AGM Minutes – 15th February 2023
- BHGSF AGM Minutes – 28th February 2024
Conservation Reports from The Level’s head gardener Steve Peters
Brighton & Hove City Parks Rangers
Brighton & Hove Health Walks
- Brighton & Hove Health Walks Web Site
- Preston Park Healthwalk Schedule
- Hollingbury Hill Fort Healthwalk Schedule
- Hove Park Health Walk Schedule
- Benfield Valley Health Walk Schedule
- Three Cornered Copse Health Walk Schedule
- Stanmer Park Thursday Health Walk Schedule
- Stanmer Park Sunday Health Walk Schedule
Maps
Local Organisations
- Brighton & Hove Food Partnership – Non-profit organisation that helps people learn to cook, to eat a healthy diet, to grow their own food and to waste less food.
- Brighton Permaculture Trust – A charity that promotes greener lifestyles and sustainable development through design
- The Living Coast – Brighton & Lewes Downs UNESCO World Biosphere Region – the Biosphere Partnership brings together many local organisations to connect people and nature and so inspire a positive future today in our world-class environment of Downs, Towns and Coast.
- Community Works – Creates the support and networks that help people and organisations to use their time, expertise and energy effectively.
- Trust for Developing Communities – A community development charity working in Brighton & Hove and beyond aiming to inspire and involve local community groups through innovative projects, activities and training.
- Brighton & Hove Local Access Forum – The B&H Local Access Forum (BHLAF) is a statutory body whose purpose is to give advice to the Council, the National Park Authority and Natural England on managing and improving access to open spaces in and around Brighton & Hove. Members of the forum represent interests including land management, walking, horse riding, cycling, people with disabilities, youth, health, tourism, landscape and conservation. More information can be found on their website at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/brighton-hove-local-access-forum
National Parks Groups
- Open Spaces Society – Assist local communities to safeguard their green spaces for themselves and future generations
- National Federation of Parks & Green Spaces – Dave Morris Chair – To promote the National Forum of Volunteers at national level
- The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) – The Conservation Volunteers Green Gym® is a scheme which inspires improvement to both health and the environment. (See Insurance)
- Love Parks Website – managed by Keep Britain Tidy.
- Parks Alliance – The Parks Alliance (TPA) is the voice of UK parks, representing the people and organisations that create, maintain, invest in and use public
green spaces. - Natural England Website – Conserving and Enhancing the Natural Environment
- Landscape Design Trust – an independent voice for public open space.
- Wild About Plants – is a national project led by Plantlife and funded by Natural England through Access to Nature. The website has a number of useful resources and gives people the opportunity to learn more about wild plants
- Federation of City farms & Community Gardens – supports, represents and promotes community-managed farms and gardens across the United Kingdom
- Fields in Trust – Protecting outdoor recreation space and playing fields
Funding Assistance
- Sussex Police Community Fund
- Brighton & Hove Council Housing Estate Development Fund
- The Environmental Funders Network (EFN)
- East Sussex County Council Grants and Funding
- Parks for People – conservation
- Veolia Environmental Trust – restoring green spaces
- The Design Council – Active by Design is the Design Council’s response to the current major health crisis caused by many people’s very low levels of activity, and a lack of access to healthy food.
- Planning Aid – – provides free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities.
- Planning for Real – supporting communities to bring about change and shape their neighbourhoods
- Funding Central – is a free resource for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. It lists thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and information supporting you to develop a sustainable income strategy.
- Green Infrastructure Resource Library – This is a free resource compiled by Dr Ingo Schüder MCIEEM with over 500 references & links to case studies, tools, videos, technical and non-technical publications about Green Infrastructure, greenspace, economic value of natural environment etc
- Grant Finder – Provides access to a number of grant finding sites
- B&H Communities Fund – Funds available for Brighton & Hove community groups
- Rampion Funding – Funds for local initiatives from Rampion wind farm
- National Lottery Heritage Funding – Lottery funding for a range of causes
- National Park Authority’s Sustainable Communities Fund – Funding available from Southdowns National Park
- The Homity Trust – A Brighton based charity who give modest awards to Sussex based community causes
Insurance Suggestions
- Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Insurance (You have to have Affiliated Society membership with the RHS)
- The Conservation Volunteers – You have to join to get the insurance.
- Zurich Charity Insurance – Meets the needs of charitable organisations and community groups
- Access Insurance – Community Group insurance.
- Ladbrook Insurance – Voluntary Group Insurance
Wildlife Contacts
- Bat Conservation Trust
- Bumble Bee Conservation Trust
- British Bee Keepers Association
- Brighton & Hove Sparrows Project
- Butterfly Conservation
- The British Hedgehog Preservation Society
- Brighton & Hove Wildlife Forum
- Peoples Trust for Endangered Species – Dormice
- Sussex Wildlife Trust
- The Wildlife Trusts
- Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds RSPB
- Nature UK
- Froglife
Plant Contacts
- Tree Hunter TiCL Tree trail app.
- The Tree Council
- The Arboricultural Association
- Plantlife UK
- Wildflower Identification Guide
- The Woodland Trust
- The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
- Biophilliabotany
- Plants for coastal areas