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SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST
COURSE INFORMATION SHEET FOR WEBSITE
Course Title: An Introduction to the Plants and Animals found along our
Sussex Coastline
Start Time: 10:00
Day/Date/Year:
Saturday 5 July 2014
Finish Time: 12:00
Course Tutor:
Veronica Reed
Course Suitability:
General Interest (GI),
Intermediate (I),
Advanced (A)
Venue:
GI - Our coastline has a fascinating variety of wildlife living in or just
below the tideline. This course explores what can be found there
and how our man-made artefacts provide new habitats as well.
Other sites to be visited:
None
Programme/Itinerary:
This short programme is suitable for anybody who would like to
identify and find out more about the amazing plants and animals that
inhabit the area between high and low water on our seashores.
Pump Barn, Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Seaford, East
Sussex, BN25 4AD.
Meet at Pump Barn (behind the Visitor Centre), Seven Sisters
Country Park.
Walk down the Cuckmere valley to Cliff End and the Seven Sisters.
Brief explanation of how the rocky shore at the Seven Sisters was
formed.
Explore the rockpools and collect specimens of plants and animals
living in them.
Identify what has been collected.
Talk about the ecology of the rocky shoreline.
Subjects Covered:
Basic rocky shore ecology.
Identify plants and animals found along the rocky shoreline at low
tide.
Look at zonation of plants and animals on the rocky shore at low
tide.
Find out how plants and animals adapt to living in these harsh
conditions.
A look at food chains; who eats who and how the different creatures
in this area obtain their food.
What to bring:
Outdoor clothing, sensible foot wear for slippery rocks and rock
pooling, snack, water.
Other Information:
Car parking charges apply
Toilets including disabled at Visitor Centre. No toilets on the beach.
Public Transport:
Nearest train station Seaford. Regular bus service between
Eastbourne and Brighton 12, 12A, 12X
Fitness Level required:
1½ mile walk down to the beach. Flat – concrete footpath for half the
distance and then grass. Footpath wheelchair accessible but not the
beach or rockpools.