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More than 5,500 ancient and veteran trees mapped across Sussex’s Lost Woods

The Lost Woods team and its volunteers have recorded thousands of Sussex's oldest and most important trees as the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory celebrates 20 years of mapping the UK's living heritage.

September 24, 2026

Big Butterfly Counting in the Lost Woods

Butterfly Conservation's annual Big Butterfly Count (a UK wide survey to help assess the health of our environment simply by counting butterflies) has started and Michael Blencowe from the Lost Woods team has been out supporting community groups to survey their local butterflies.

July 27, 2026

Tilley's Copse

Tilley’s Copse is an ancient woodland surrounded by a new housing development, owned and managed by Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common Parish Council. 

July 22, 2026
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