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Brighton has some amazing trees. The city has over 20,000 Elms and houses the National Elm Collection.

As part of Brighton Fringe, the brilliant Pete Comley is running a set of walks touring around the Pavilion Gardens. You will learn all about these fascinating trees and its historical connection with Brighton.

All profits from the tour go towards planting more street trees in Brighton!

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Amazing Tree Walks: Brighton's Elms | Brighton Fringe Brighton has some amazing trees. The city has over 20,000 Elms and houses the National Elm Collection. In this walking tour around the Pavilion Gardens, you will learn all about this fascinating tree and its historical connection with Brighton. All prof

Love the Sussex countryside? Get involved with CPRE Sussex.

If you love the Sussex countryside and want to stand up for your local green spaces, there are lots of ways to get involved with CPRE Sussex, including becoming a member, social media volunteer, helping with funds and reporting a planning threat.

Please visit https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/get-involved/ to find out more.

If you are intetested in becoming a social media volunteer, please contact [email protected] for more details.

In lockdown we’re all valuing countryside and green spaces more than ever. As we seek exercise and relaxation there, it’s worth making sure that we follow the Countryside Code so we can care for the countryside.

Natural England has published a new version of the Countryside Code in April 2021. A simple guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside.

To read the full Countryside Code, please follow the link below:

https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/discover-your-countryside/countryside-code/

If you visit the countryside during the coronavirus pandemic, make sure you follow the current national guidance.

To read Oli Poole’s article on respecting green spaces, please click on the link below:

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Gazette campaign: Respect our green spaces – and follow the Countryside Code More people than ever are venturing into the countryside as they seek much-needed fresh air after a year of Covid-19 restrictions.

We are delighted that planting at Wellsbourne Community Garden has already begun. We can’t wait to see the end result!

Plant Your Postcode comes to Wellsbourne! – Wellsbourne Healthcare Community Interest Company The Wellsbourne Community Garden had a wonderful surprise this week when the lovely people at Plant Your Postcode gave us over £1500 worth of trees. Planting has already started. More will be going in the ground next weekend. And even more will arrive in the Autumn.