Adur Valley News

Farmer's Market
13 August 2005
Saturday Morning only

East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea
Juxta st. Mary de Haura Church

Near public trasnport routes including the railways

Recommended for game, but you will need to arrive early.
Coffee and tea and cakes in the church

Herbs, vegetables can be OK as well. Pickles, breads, meat (there is a local butcher in New Road), cheeses, wines and other drinks.

Visitors to the town, River Adur frontage within two minutes. Parking is naff.

Chalkhill Butterflies still out on Mill Hill at this time of the year.

Shoreham-by-Sea (West Sussex, England, UK)
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Shoreham.html

The Saltings Field is easily accessed from the centre of Upper Beeding village.

Park near the end of Saltings Way opposite the small cul-de-sac where access to the riverside is gained via a gate. Immediately before you is the "Saltings Field".

Walk from there to the right and keep to the edge of the stream or 'ditch' as it is marked on maps.

The Saltings Field at Beeding is a medieval antiquity site close to the river Adur.



From here we walked a little way along one of the side streams that hold far more interest than than the barren banks of the river proper.
Butterflies seen included about 30 Gatekeeper, 2 Red Admiral, 10 Meadow Brown and single Small Tortoiseshell. Close the stream a large Damselfly with very dark wings flew out of sight behind a brick building. I took this to be the Banded Demoiselle; Calopteryx splendens. (On reflection I am less sure and inclined to prefer Beautiful Demoiselle, C. virgo). Other blue damselfies were commonly seen at a distance beyond identification range. The highlight was as male Emperor Dragonfly came over the stream and settled onto grass within range of a photo opportunity.