Sussex Lund 2020 Grant Recipients

Recipient Project location Project summary Grant Category

Beckley Parish Council Beckley, East A range of works to diversify the habitat of a village £5,365 Wetland wetland nature reserve. Bigges Farm , West Planting of a new hedge to create a wildlife corridor £1,977 Hedge planting Sussex between two ancient woods.

Biodynamic Botanic , East Pond creation and wildlife boxes. £3,053 Mixed Garden at Emerson College Sussex

Black Ven Farm Nutley, East Restoration of a shaw and creation of a new hedge. £5,584 Hedge planting Partnership Sussex Burnt Oak Farm , Hedge-laying (300 metres) alongside a rural lane. £6,700 Hedge restoration Clayton Farm , East Regeneration of 504 metres of historic hedgerow £9,603 Hedge planting Sussex alongside, and close to, the High Landscape (collaborative) Trail. Coopers Farm Stonegate, East Creation of three new woodland areas to create £8,803 Woodland Sussex habitat for the farm’s breeding nightingale population. Crowhurst Bridge , East Hedge planting (200 metres) to link two woods and £5,439 Hedge planting Farmhouse Sussex create a wildlife-rich new boundary feature.

Cuckfield Parish Council Cuckfield, West Package of small-scale landscape and wildlife £3,633 Amenity Sussex enhancements to Cuckfield village. Flatropers Wood Beckley, East Creation of a wildlife glade (1ha) and corridor (250 £2,280 Woodland Sussex metres) in an ancient woodland complex. Frewen Educational Trust , East Wildlife-friendly restoration of a walled garden with £1,310 Amenity Ltd Sussex wildflowers, fruit trees and a hedge. Friends of Calverley Tunbridge Wells, Volunteer planting to improve wildlife habitat in a £3,711 Amenity Grounds Victorian .

Friends of Standen Estate Saint Hill, West New steps and improved surfacing to 130 metres of £1,353 Access Sussex path through Rockinghill Wood on the Standen estate.

Friends of Tunbridge Wells Rusthall, Kent Creation of two small wetland scrapes and a £7,178 Wetland and Rusthall Commons hibernaculum for reptiles and amphibians.

Furnace Wood Mayfield, East Creation of a 200 metre roadside hedge though £5,665 Hedge planting Sussex hedge planting and laying. High Meadows , Kent Boundary improvements to enhance scenic quality £2,982 Mixed and wildlife habitat. Hither Chantlers , Management of new woodland to improve the £1,200 Woodland Kent biodiversity of a developing nature reserve. Hole Park Partnership Bodle Street Hedge planting (156 metres) and laying (180 metres) £7,431 Hedge planting Green, East alongside a green lane. Sussex Community Horsmonden, Installation of two timber field gates to create a £575 Access Garden Kent secure entrance to a new community garden. Sussex Lund 2020 Grant Recipients

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Horsted Keynes Hackers , Restoration of two traditional Sussex fingerposts. £2,346 Other

Kent High Weald Tunbridge Wells, Removal of rhododendron and laurel from ancient £8,150 Woodland Partnership Kent woodland using forestry contractors and volunteers.

Langton Green Village Langton Green, Planting of 1150 tree whips (one for every £4,000 Woodland Society Kent household) across Langton Green parish. Lea Farm Rye Foreign, East Creation of a new wildlife corridor through £5,747 Hedge planting Sussex restoration of 287 metres of historic boundary. (collaborative) Lime Court Beckley, East Enhancement of a one acre meadow with wildflower £2,454 Grass and heath Sussex and hedge planting, and improved access through replacement of a stile with a kissing gate.

Nightingale Farm , East Restoration of a ditch and hedge (310 metres) lying £6,770 Hedge restoration Sussex between the Forest Way and adjacent to a sewage works.

Old Mill Farm Heathfield, East Restoration of species-rich grassland through the £10,000 Grass and heath Sussex reintroduction of a traditional grazing regime.

Ore Community Landscape Ore, East Sussex Treatment of Japanese knotweed from an urban £4,577 Woodland Trust community woodland and installation of an eco- toilet. Ore in Bloom Ore, East Sussex Conversion of three urban greenspaces into £3,653 Grass and heath community wildflower meadows. Park Wood Hurst Green, East A range of enhancements to a proactively managed, £1,540 Woodland Sussex small woodland. Sakura Valley , East Removal and replacement of non-native trees with £5,087 Mixed Sussex disease-resistance elms and other native species.

St Dunstans Farm Heathfield, East Laying of a 106m of hedgerow adjacent to species- £2,120 Hedge restoration Sussex rich grassland on a livestock farm. St Helens Park Preservation , East De-silting, scrub clearance and fencing around a £9,480 Wetland Society Sussex mature seasonal pond to improve its wildlife and amenity value.

Standen Fruit Farm , Kent Restorative pruning of 1000 trees in a habitat-rich £6,900 Woodland Community Orchard traditional apple and cherry orchard. Association Stile House Mark Cross, East Planting and gapping-up of a hedge alongside a £1,316 Hedge planting Sussex green lane. Streetfield Farm Cade Street, East Creation of a wildflower meadow, with access £3,390 Grass and heath Sussex improvements to enable public enjoyment.

Sussex Police Duddleswell, East Stock fencing to restore heathland habitat through £3,089 Grass and heath Sussex cattle grazing.

The Garden Classroom Chiddingstone, Habitat management around a farm pond. £2,500 Wetland Kent Sussex Lund 2020 Grant Recipients

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The Species Recovery Trust Blackboys, East Restoration of three sites known for the endangered £2,250 Woodland Sussex and Spiked Rampion and the establishment of one new various site. Theobald Farm Heathfield, East Restoration of 118 metres of hedge linking ancient £2,643 Hedge restoration Sussex woodland and the . Three Deep Burwash Restoration of a historic hedgerow (160 metres) £4,160 Hedge restoration Common, East alongside a lane popular with walkers and riders. Sussex Parish Council Ticehurst, East Mixed works around the village pond to improve £1,950 Wetland Sussex community access and nearby wildlife habitat.

Upper Rother and Dudwell Mayfield, East Joint project by 24 land managers to install 29 barn £7,016 Grass and heath Farm Cluster Sussex owl boxes across the Upper Rother and Dudwell (collaborative) Valley. Veteran's Growth Westfield, East Biodiversity audit of a site to be developed for Social £750 Grass and heath Sussex and Therapeutic Horticulture. Virginia Cottage Rye Foreign, East Planting of three hedges (626 metres) to reinstate £7,388 Hedge planting Sussex historic boundaries and create wildlife corridors. (collaborative)

Warren Road Wood Fairlight, East Removal of 6 tonnes of asbestos from a wood used £2,407 Woodland Sussex as a Forest School. West Sussex County Crawley, West Planting of a 300 metre hedge to create a new, £3,720 Hedge planting Council Sussex wildlife-rich and natural boundary. Westfield Parish Council Westfield, East Replacement of 30 non-native leylandii with a native £4,128 Amenity Sussex hedge. Whisketts Farm , Restoration of a rare tin hopper adjacent to a £1,750 Other Kent public footpath. Worth Abbey Projects , West Renovation of a neglected pond and copse and £4,100 Mixed Limited Sussex creation of a traditional apple orchard with 150 trees. Young Wilders , East Wildflower seeding to increase the biodiversity of a £1,507 Grass and heath Sussex small grassland (1ha). TOTAL £210,730