Highwoods Preservation Society
Reg. Charity No:
282289
Britain's remaining natural woodlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. They are an asset which, if lost, cannot be replaced.Bexhill has one of the few surviving examples of traditional coppiced woodlands left in East Sussex in the 87 acres (35 Hectares) of the Highwoods. The Society arranges periodic coppicing work.
Since the early 1980's Highwoods Preservation Society volunteers and others have, under a management agreement with the Rother District Council, safeguarded this local beauty spot and wildlife habitat for the benefit of YOU the public--and the birds, animals and plants
Under the agreed management programme footpaths have been widened, drained and waymarked. A horse ride has been cleared and signposted so this long-established public use of the woods can continue without risk to walkers or damage to the area as wildlife habitat. More recently a disabled path has been added.
Overgrown ponds have been cleared and returned to use as a valuable part of the ecology of the woodlands. A dry heath has been cleared of bracken and encroaching silver birch. Regular surveys are taken of wildlife seen in the woods. As a result of careful and planned woodland management their number and variety is rising.
For the benefit of Highwoods Preservation Society members and many other interested organisations, regular conducted walks around the woods are now organised. Local schools also use the Woods as part of their environmental education. The woods are designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the 'Sessile Oak Coppice' is said to be the finest in southern Britain.
Since the early 1980's Highwoods Preservation Society volunteers and others have, under a management agreement with the Rother District Council, safeguarded this local beauty spot and wildlife habitat for the benefit of YOU the public--and the birds, animals and plants
Under the agreed management programme footpaths have been widened, drained and waymarked. A horse ride has been cleared and signposted so this long-established public use of the woods can continue without risk to walkers or damage to the area as wildlife habitat. More recently a disabled path has been added.
Overgrown ponds have been cleared and returned to use as a valuable part of the ecology of the woodlands. A dry heath has been cleared of bracken and encroaching silver birch. Regular surveys are taken of wildlife seen in the woods. As a result of careful and planned woodland management their number and variety is rising.
For the benefit of Highwoods Preservation Society members and many other interested organisations, regular conducted walks around the woods are now organised. Local schools also use the Woods as part of their environmental education. The woods are designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the 'Sessile Oak Coppice' is said to be the finest in southern Britain.
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A GANG of workmen from Trenchline Utilities Ltd. Transformed the woodland car park access with practiced precision on Friday, April 10th.
Within an hour of the first 11-tonne delivery of 200 degrees hot material arriving from Newhaven the team had barrowed the entire lorry within the demarcation timbers they had laid out, raked it level and rolled it flat.
Already, they were more than half way up the car park and had begun shovelling crushed stone from the Society’s on-site store along the sides of the new road surface to protect its shoulders.
Following the Society’s brief, the team continued the task once the next lorry-load arrived, remembering to include a “sleeping policeman” part-way down the access’ course to keep visiting vehicles to a safe speed.
Society volunteers had placed printed signs in the car park in advance warning woodland users that the car park would be closed for the day. Addition warning went on social media.
Highwoods Preservation Society is a registered charity entirely dependent on members’ annual subscriptions, on donations and on legacies. Its volunteers have been caring for the woods since 1980. Re-surfacing the pot-holed access has effectively halved the Society’s cash reserves. If you have enjoyed the benefit of improved access, may we pleased invite you to make a donation to our PayPal account.
A GANG of workmen from Trenchline Utilities Ltd. Transformed the woodland car park access with practiced precision on Friday, April 10th.
Within an hour of the first 11-tonne delivery of 200 degrees hot material arriving from Newhaven the team had barrowed the entire lorry within the demarcation timbers they had laid out, raked it level and rolled it flat.
Already, they were more than half way up the car park and had begun shovelling crushed stone from the Society’s on-site store along the sides of the new road surface to protect its shoulders.
Following the Society’s brief, the team continued the task once the next lorry-load arrived, remembering to include a “sleeping policeman” part-way down the access’ course to keep visiting vehicles to a safe speed.
Society volunteers had placed printed signs in the car park in advance warning woodland users that the car park would be closed for the day. Addition warning went on social media.
Highwoods Preservation Society is a registered charity entirely dependent on members’ annual subscriptions, on donations and on legacies. Its volunteers have been caring for the woods since 1980. Re-surfacing the pot-holed access has effectively halved the Society’s cash reserves. If you have enjoyed the benefit of improved access, may we pleased invite you to make a donation to our PayPal account.
