WALBERTON ACTION GROUP

List of Walberton Action Group projects
   
Series of Guided Walks
  Walk 1: Walberton village John Eyre Oct '94
  Walk 2: South of Walberton John Heathcote Nov '94
  Walk 3: Archeology in Binsted John Mills Jan '95
  Walk 4: Tortington Common Roger North April '95
  Walk 5: Choller Farm and Wandley's Copse Peter Brown May '95
  Walk 6: Slindon Sandpits John Heathcote June '95
   
Booklets & Leaflets, Etc.      
  Bus Timetables Bob Escolme, Emma Tristram 1995 on
  . . . . . .Times of all the buses serving the Parish    
   
  Walberton Footpaths Map Martin Bond 1996
  . . . . . .1:10,000 (approx 6" per mile) showing all rights of way
   
  House Names Maps Roger Putnam, John Bushrod 1997
  . . . . . .3 maps and gazetteer showing all named houses in Parish
   
  Booklet: 'Six Walks around Walberton' Martin Bond, Roger Putnam 1998
  -2nd Revised Edition published:  Edited by John Bushrod 2008
   
  Booklet: 'Walberton Past and Present' Emma Tristram 1999
  . . . . . .Reprinted by Walberton History Group 2004
   
  Information Leaflet about WAG John Bushrod 2003,2006
   
  Booklet: 'Binsted Wildflower Walk' Emma Tristram 2007
   
Surveys      
   
  Phase One Habitat Survey of Walberton Parish Emma Tristram 1995
   
  Walberton Paths Survey Martin Bond 1995
   
  Housing Needs Survey Emma Tristram 1995
   
  Valued Features Survey Bob Escolme, Emma Tristram 1996
  . . . . . .This was used in the preparation of the Millennium Map
   
  Hedge Survey - Stage 1 Christine Llewellyn 2003 on
  . . . . . .Tree species in all hedges
   
  Hedge Survey - Stage 2 Christine Llewellyn 2004 on
  . . . . . .Flowering plants in 50 selected hedges  
   
  Bird Survey -  Peter Brown 2007
  . . . . . .RSBP survey  
   
  Bird Survey -  Peter Brown 2007
  . . . . . .RSBP survey  
   
  Flint Wall Survey Newton and Wendy Coen 2008
  . . . . . .recording all flint walls in the parish visible from the public highway, with description and photographs.  
   
Conservation Working Parties  
   
  Slindon Sandpits Peter Brown, John Heathcote 1998 on
  . . . . . .Removing Buddleia, etc.
   
  Bulb Planting - mostly on road verges John Heathcote 1995 on
   
  Coppicing at Wandley's Copse John Heathcote 1996 0n
   
  Tree planting in Barnham Lane John Heathcote 1998 on
   
Conservation Projects  
   
  Footpath Upkeep John Heathcote, Peter Brown 1997 on
  . . . . . .Surfaced public footpaths, drained footpaths, repaired/repainted kissing gates.
   
  St Mary's Church Heritage Project Peter Brown 2003/04
  . . . . . . Surveyed churchyard, prepared management plan, obtained grant,
restored gravestones, produced new church booklet, video and education pack.
   
  Landscape & Wildlife Project Mike Tristram 2003 -2007
  . . . . . .Planned program of hedge & tree planting, flint wall repairs and pond improvement.
Obtained £30,000 grant and implemented work.
   
Special Projects
   
  Started Group to Prepare Millennium Map David Moreton, Belinda Wilkins 1998/99
   
  Started Group to Organise Millennium Celebrations
  Jacquie Clarke, Bill Wells 1999/00
   
  Set up independant History Group David Garraway 2000
   
  Set up and Run Walberton Web Site Martin Bond   2003 -  07
  Revise and Run Walberton Web Site John Bushrod   2007 on
   
  Rights of Way Improvement John Heathcote, Peter Brown 2004
  . . . . . .A new footpath southward in copse alongside Yapton Lane from Walberton Park entrance.
 
 

 

 

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