Our mission: Improve and conserve our 1930’s garden. Reveal and preserve original design featuresAssist in providing a colourful, interesting and well-maintained garden for the enjoyment and well-being of all. Promote, protect and increase biodiversity.
Transition Town Shoreham is part of the Transition Network, a movement of communities coming together to re-imagine and re-build our world. Everyone is welcome! If you are interested in contributing to a future that is less dependent on scarce resources, more interconnected, cooperative, resilient, humane… and fun, we would love to hear from you.
We are actively welcoming new members from the local community to come and join us!
The Shoreham Society is an independent voice for all who care about the town of Shoreham-by-Sea. Its remit covers planning, conservation, development, the local economy, environmental issues and general local interest.
Formed in 1984, the society is a registered charity. It is strictly non-political and free from commercial interests. It works for the conservation of Shoreham’s historic architecture and the enhancement of the town’s environment by encouraging an enlightened approach to planning.
It has positively influenced a number of important developments in the town, working with planners, developers and architects to achieve significant improvements to proposals. And through its conservation award scheme it gives public recognition for projects which improve the built environment.
It considers other matters of local interest, including environmental issues and local amenities, and makes appropriate representations when members raise concerns.
Heene Cemetery is a haven for wildlife with an abundance of flora and fauna in a highly populated urban area. The revealing of many headstones has encouraged us to research the social history and demography of the families buried here.
The Cultural and Natural heritage of Heene Cemetery was identified in 1992 when Heene Cemetery was Designated a West Sussex Site of Conservation Importance because of its rare “old meadow land”. It lies within the Heene Conservation Area as classified by Adur and Worthing Councils.
The Friends of Heene Cemetery volunteers and supporters, after four years of extensive clearance of bramble and invasive species, has encouraged the old meadow land to flourish and spread.
Worthing Conservation Volunteers was started in 1985 under the umbrella of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, now The Conservation Volunteers. With the B.T.C.V. we learnt about coppicing, how to fell small trees, lay a hedge, plant trees, and the importance of managing the countryside. This is increasing our knowledge of wildlife and how flora and fauna interact, thereby also making sites attractive to people as well as wildlife. In addition, the constructive exercise involved improves the health of minds and bodies; as with all exercise no-one is expected to be super human, or to carry on longer than is comfortable; but there are usually tasks available for those who enjoy vigorous exercise!
We work in 3 Worthing sites and join with other groups, so have a varied programme. They are:
THE ALLOTMENT, West Tarring, Ringmer Rd end. Here, with the Millennium Tree Group we grow local, native trees from seed, which are eventually planted out locally.
THE SANCTUARY, Honeysuckle Lane, High Salvington (BN13) where we have created a glade in the wood and have successfully increased the variety of plants and ferns by keeping brambles and nettles under control.
NORTHBROOK POND, Romany Rd, Durrington (BN13) where we clear bindweed from smothering the two old gorse bushes, holly, and willow; and manage the brambles growing at the edge of the pond.
CISSBURY RING, Findon, with the National Trust where we help clear invasive species such as bramble, in order to enable the chalk downland plants to survive.
HESWORTH COMMON, Fittleworth, where we help maintain the well-heathered sandy heath by clearing bracken, bramble and birch seedlings.
WHITEBEAM WOOD, Whitebeam Rd, Durrington with the Friends of Whitebeam Wood to coppice the ancient hazel stools.
LANCING RING, Mill Rd, Lancing, invasive species here are clematis and bramble which we help to control.
We meet every 3weeks on a Sun at the site at 10am, with refreshments including lunch, if you want to stay till about 3.30pm. Transport is shared. Guidance and training will be given when appropriate and it’s usually best to wear old clothing, strong shoes, and gardening gloves.
See our latest reports and programme on Facebook: Worthing Conservation Volunteers
Allotment events: every 2nd and 4th Wed monthly robfish3@yahoo.co.uk
It’s important to check venue and for weather cancellations.
The Triangle is a smaller plot of land in Tarring, where Haynes Road meets Guildford Road. It is currently gardened by a handful of local residents, including children. It has raised vegetable and soft fruit beds, some fruit and native trees, herbs and a wild area with a small pond, housing frogs and our resident toad!
Our small shed, which we made from pallets, houses a few tools and provides a mini water catchment area for the water butts. Anyone is welcome to come and help with the garden and share produce.
We soon hope to create together a small children’s area.
The Haven in Homefield Park is next to the tennis courts in the south west corner of the park – so called as it is a real haven for people and wildlife. We have resident birds, foxes, squirrels, butterflies, stag beetles, pollinators and countless other insects and small mammals, and we are regularly visited by bats and the odd bird of prey, amazingly!
It’s a community food and wildlife garden completely created and run by local people. Our volunteers are all ages and from all walks of life. Anyone is welcome to help us maintain the garden and to harvest whatever is available. We have raised vegetable, herb and soft fruit beds, fruit bushes and trees, a cob (pizza) oven, fire-pit, wild flower and small pond area and natural tree canopy.
We provide tools, gloves (from our recycled shed) and refreshments for volunteers.
This project, originally set up as an Incredible Edible style garden, welcomed the assistance of literally hundreds of local people, who helped set it up, maintain and develop it since 2015. It is now cared for mainly by The Friends of Homefield Park.
Due to the current restrictions, a core group of six from this group are currently managing the project but it is hoped that once things get back to normal, it can be opened to the general public for maintenance and hopefully celebratory events (making use of the pizza oven!).
We Are FoodPioneers creates innovative food-based projects in and around Worthing, inspired by the land & sea.
Our pioneering initiatives create a buzz around food and nature, build community spirit, connect people and celebrate the natural environment.
Our big dream is to get everyone to be a FoodPioneer!
We Are FoodPioneers is a social enterprise that runs food-based experiences and events. Our aim is to explore and celebrate food provenance and its interconnectedness with the natural environment in and around the Worthing area.
Current projects include the Worthing Honey Collective and Neptune’s Larder. Past initiatives have included CatchBox, a community based fish box scheme and the Last Fisherman Standing project. We also host community based cooking and eating together events and experiences.
Join our growing team of FoodPioneers. Contact us on info@foodpioneers.org.uk. We can’t wait to meet you!
Get involved. Make a difference. Your community needs you!
Goring wide between Ferring to Sea Place up to railway line.
Our group works regularly in the Plantation between Amberley Drive and Marine Drive next to Goring Gap.
The Goring and Ilex Conservation Group aim to secure the conservation and preservation of the beauty and present character of the Ilex Avenue and Sea Lane (Goring), the area known as the Goring Gap, the Plantation, and the Greensward.
The Group may pursue other Objectives which the Committee may determine appropriate for the conservation of Goring. (Taken from Constitution).
One concern is the protection from development of the strategic gap between Goring and Ferring from Highdown down to the sea.
Our group was originally formed to protest the Ilex Avenue of Holm Oaks, once threatened thought to be the longest in the UK.
Our Practical project is concerned with the Plantation to improve the a woodland running down to the sea for the benefit of the community, been running now for over ten years. Activities include clearing scrub opening up paths and planting more suitable tree species to ensure the longevity of the woodland. Apart from community volunteers we have occasional visits from other groups i.e. Scouts.
The project group meet year round on a Saturday once a month between 10;00 hours & 12:00 hours. Committee meeting bi monthly with an AGM in the summer.
Whitebeam Wood is the last remaining pocket of ancient woodland in the Borough of Worthing, and is an important site locally.
It is well supported by the Borough and is maintained by Friends of Whitebeam Wood, a local conservation group who carry out pond and woodland management.
The Group meet on the third Saturday of each month (excluding August) to work between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm.
We aim to maintain this ancient community woodland, working in conjunction with Worthing Borough Council.
Through this conservation work we try to develop wildlife habitats and encourage the interest and involvement of the local community.
If you think you would enjoy conservation work, in a local wood with a pond, no experience necessary, all tools provided then please contact us.
Go to Romany Road in Durrington BN13 3DW (near Tesco). There are several entrances to the wood from the slip road Whitebeam Road. Ample parking. Meet by the pond.
