As part of the Queens Green Canopy the Queen has asked the country to plant and care for trees for her platinum jubilee. Therefore this event is highly appropriate. Laughton Greenwood will be holding an Open Family Day in the Woods. This will be a free one day celebration in our beautiful wood in Laughton.

Something for everyone.

There will be a variety of activities, eg volunteering, arts, children, poetry, music – something for everyone.

WHERE?

Laughton Greenwood is in Laughton, East Sussex, half-way between Lewes and Hailsham, a short car journey from either. Put Park Lane, Laughton in your Satnav BN8 6.

WHAT?

The variety of attractions is as follows:

10 AM Art session & Explore the wood (aimed at children, accompanied by an adult)
12 pm Shared Picnic lunch – bring your picnic
1pm A symbolic tree planting with invited guests & the mayor
1.30 – 4pm Volunteering session
4 – 5pm Musical event

An Arts/Cultural element comprising three elements

Musician Geoff Robb will play his much loved album ‘The Music of Trees’

Local poet Janine Booth will celebrate the beauty of the woods.

Children and their families may produce art linked to the wood. In Victorian times Laughton Greenwood used to be a famous wood for the vibrant species of butterflies who lived here. It was one of the few sites in the UK where the Lewes Wave survived https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/scopula-immorata/

In recent times with climate change and agricultural pesticides the Wave is believed to be extinct in the UK. However there are still a few rare specimens of the Pearl Bordered Fritillary https://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/species/pearl-bordered-fritillary.php

The children will create art that celebrates these beautiful species and highlights the need to preserve them.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Our facebook Laughton Greenwood Group

Instagram @LaughtonGreenwood