Childing Pink (Petrorhagia nanteuilii) is an extremely rare plant species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. Common names include childing pink, productive carnation, proliferous pink and wild carnation. It is an annual that grows to 50 cm tall. Leaves are linear, opposite and stem clasping. Small pink flowers are … Continue reading →
Bathing water in the South East The role of water companies in protecting it The main objective is the further protection of public health and also to increase the information available about bathing water quality so people can make informed … Continue reading →
The problem with plastics MCS and International Coastal Clean Up surveys have shown year after year that plastics make up the majority of debris found on beaches, both in the UK and many other countries around the world. In the … Continue reading →
Insect talk and walk at Shoreham Beach Saturday, June 25, 2016 – 10:30 to 13:30 As part of the Royal Entomological Society’s National Insect Week,20-26th June; FoSB will be holding an Insect talk and walk Event. This event seeks to … Continue reading →
FoSB Beach Clean team were delighted to be awarded a grant in support of our new TUTT initiative ( Tidy up the Tideline) which will enable us to purchase child-sized litter pickers and florescent vests for family beach cleaning The … Continue reading →
After a long and protracted grant application process, FoSB are delighted to announce that the Awards for All Foundation has awarded us £6729 towards new signs and information boards for the Local Nature reserve. It will allow us to renew … Continue reading →
Olle Achesson, the Living Sea Officer from SWT is meeting with FoSB Committee members in March to help us with our on-going monitoring and surveying work in Shoreham Beach. He is going to help put our surveys onto iRecord for … Continue reading →
Country Life and Keep Britain Tidy have combined to create the “Clean for the Queen” Campaign the weekend of 4th-6th March in an attempt to clean up Great Britain for the Queen’s 90th birthday. www.cleanforthequeen.co.uk FoSB have registered and will … Continue reading →
Subject: Recorders Seminar Helena, John and I had an excellent day at the recent Recorders Seminar . We took the FoSB display boards and several people commented . In particular appreciative comments were made by David Lang of the Sussex … Continue reading →
Finally, the waxy oily substance that has been washed up on many of the South Coast beaches has been identified as a waxy mineral oil, probably washed out by a vessel cleaning its tanks at sea! Full report contained within … Continue reading →
