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This project successfully funded on 10th October 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Bexhill Wild
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First target reached!
The extra target will be used to resurface and re-lay the path areas to ensure safet...
Aim: To conserve and enhance the environment and wildlife of Sidley Woods and to reduce flooding in Egerton Park, Bexhill-on-Sea.
Breaking News! We now have a licence from Rother District Council to develop these woodlands for the next five years - including three large dragonfly pools, bird and bat boxes, trees, shrubs and seedlings. Please carry on giving to this great project.
Bexhill Wild CIC plans to help Sidley and Bexhill. At present the so-called Sidley Stream which runs through the woods is actually the Egerton Park Stream. When this is in full spate and the tide gate is shut, flooding occurs in Egerton Park. Following advice from the Environment Agency, permission has been sought from East Sussex County Council Watercourse Consenting for leaky dams. High Weald are kindly helping us see this through. We have paid for the licence.
An expert-level survey of plant life has already taken place. To supplement existing flora, more planting of bird-friendly hawthorn and blackthorn bushes and the planting of black poplars, grey willow and alder trees will enhance this small but beautiful woodland. A full planting plan with species details has been approved by Rother District Council, the landowner.
All the wildlife found here is being logged on Sussex iRecord to make a baseline survey ready for identification of biodiversity net gain in future years.
This project is supported by Bexhill Town Council and is for and by the people of Sidley who can volunteer to join the team and all volunteers will be covered by public liability insurance. The policy is in place and has been paid for.
The Chief Constable of Sussex and Bexhill Town Council have already donated £1,000.00 each to this project and we now hope to continue to raise the rest by crowdfunding. Our overall target is £5,000.00 and our long-term target is £30,000 to enable footpath improvements.
Please donate and help us to cut flooding, conserve wildlife and make this woodland even more beautiful than it is.
Thank you. See more images below.
East Sussex Community Wellbeing Fund has provided £1,250 of match funding