Those who joined us at our first Celebration Day at One Garden, Stanmer Park, on Sunday 3rd September 2023 took part in wildlife ‘rummages’, followed our wildlife and natural art trail to a restored dewpond, learned more about amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife from Froglife’s information stands & partner organisations and got creative at a pop-up art workshop with Schools Without Walls!
Our second Dewpond Celebration Day was held on Saturday 6th July 2024 at the Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve, Newhaven. Attendees took part in guided pond dipping and bug hunts, made art themed on the the reserve’s wildlife with Schools Without Walls, followed our dewpond-themed art trail and chatted to Greenhavens Network, Ouse Valley Climate Action and East Sussex County Council.
The project’s final large scale event – a Neighbourhood Wildlife Corridor Open Day – was held on Saturday 12th October 2024 in Hollingdean Park, Brighton. This showcased the habitats created at Hollingdean Park through the project, including the Orchard Wildlife Pond and Football Pitch Bog Garden, provided attendees with the chance to learn more about local organisation Growing Hollingdean and the work of dewpond photographer David Hatfull and distributed materials and advice needed for attendees to make their own mini-habitat.