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This is the website of the Eastbourne & District Local Group. RSPB local groups are a great way to meet friendly, like-minded people in your area while learning more about birds and wildlife.

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Group Walk: Horse Eye Level, Hailsham, 22 August

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NEST BOX MAKING 3 OCTOBER

7 September 2026

Do you want to help the birds this winter by putting up nest boxes but don’t know where to start? Well come along to our…
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Talks from September 2026 until March 2027

2 September 2026

Our meetings are at St. Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Eastbourne Road, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, BN24 6HL. Google Maps We meet on the first Wednesday of the…
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Programme Walks – September 2026 to March 2027

17 August 2026

WALKS We have walks on the second Wednesday and the third Saturday each month. All walks start at 10 am (unless otherwise stated) and take…
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Six Months on the Downs: A Round-Up of Our Walks, January–July 2026

1 August 2026

From frost-bitten harbour mornings to butterfly-thick July afternoons, the first half of 2026 has taken the Eastbourne & District Group everywhere from the Ouse estuary…
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Group Walk: Horse Eye Level, Hailsham, 22 August

24 August 2026

Nine of us went on this walk to the Horse Eye Levels which started at the leisure centre carpark in Hailsham and took us over…
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GROUP WALK – CUCKMERE 12 August

16 August 2026

Eleven of us met in the car park at Cuckmere off the A259, near the visitor centre. We discussed the weather conditions – it was…
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GROUP WALK – CROWLINK 18 July

23 July 2026

This was a butterfly and bird walk with a few downland flowers as well. Five of us set off for the walk at Crowlink which…
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GROUP WALK 8 July Hope Gap

9 July 2026

Five of us turned up and spent a very pleasant late morning, walking to and from Hope Gap at a leisurely pace due to the…
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How to help garden birds

We all love our garden birds – read RSPB Guidance on the best way to help them.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/how-to-help-garden-birds

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