Murray Downland Trust garden event on Saturday 12 May

All are invited to the Murray Downland Trust garden event on Saturday 12 May, 11 am to 3.30pm, in Philip Jackson's garden at Casters Brook, Mill Lane, Cocking, Midhurst GU29 0HJ.

There will be a sale of plants and an exhibit of MDT's work and Butterfly Conservation members will be able to answer your questions about our work at Heyshott escarpment.

There will be a demonstration of bee-keeping and a performance by the Midhurst Band, which was very popular last year.

World renowned sculptor Philip Jackson will conduct a tour of the sculptures in his garden and explain the process of their creation.

Refreshments, cake, produce stalls and a raffle will also be on offer.

Proceeds will go to the Murray Downland Trust to further the trust's conservation work.

Some photos from previous years events can be viewed here:

http://colinknight.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/sculpture-garden-and-rewell-wood.html

http://colinknight.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/philip-jacksons-garden-and-butterfly.html

Work parties continue

Rain has disrupted some of our recent scheduled work parties on Wednesday mornings. Yesterday's work party was sunny and we had a full complement of volunteers working away on Heyshott escarpment clearing scrub and preparing the way for primulas and violets to burst through in the coming months. We are hopeful that the Pearl-bordered Fritillaries will appear again and share the Duke of Burgundy's success story. A buzzard soared over the hill and called while we worked.