Author Archives: savedarwell

Two of the most popular walks, revised and updated for 2022. Book early. Through Trees and Time – a magical history tour explaining our local landscapeguided by Peter MilesFriday 13th, Sunday 22nd and Sunday 29th May 2022 ‘Hornbeams, Hairstreaks & … Continue reading →

If you have ever driven down a rural land in other countries in Europe, you may have been astonished by the abundance of wildflowers relative to the UK, and wondered why. The answer is that in this country in the … Continue reading →

The High Weald AONB Partnership, including Rother District Counsil and 14 other local planning authorities, has launched a Design Guide for new housing development in the High Weald. According to the AONB Unit: Packed with real-life examples and high-quality images, … Continue reading →

In April 2014, having added a certain amount of basic research to what I already know out of personal enthusiasm, I felt bold enough to lead the first two of these walks exclusively for DACS members. Since then, the walk has … Continue reading →

Dear Members and Friends First of all, belated good wishes for 2018. We are beginning to build a programme of events for later in the year but I just wanted to alert you to the following forthcoming publication and pre-publication … Continue reading →

Mountfield’s Tudor Ironworks: a typical, 16th century Wealden furnace and forge A talk by Peter Miles for The Darwell Area Conservation Society Repeated by popular demand.  Two further schedulings of the talk first given at the Robertsbridge and District Archæological … Continue reading →

The Moth Breakfast (Sunday 3rd July, 2016) was a great success and a big hit with everyone who went. A great spread of tea/coffee, orange juice, freshly barbecued bacon rolls, melon chunks, breakfast muffins, muesli bars had been laid out … Continue reading →

The walks on 3rd and 6th June 2015 are now 100% fully booked.  It may be possible to arrange further walks in the future – please respond to the invitation if you would like to be put on the waiting … Continue reading →