Tottington Wood Through the Year

£6.99

Tottington Wood Through the Year: A Tottington Woodlanders Publication

Paperback 

Tottington Woodlanders are a group of volunteers who manage an area of ancient woodland in Small Dole, West Sussex. They have recently published a botanical guide to celebrate the diversity of plant life growing in the wood throughout the year. According to the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, there are over 250 species of flowering plant in the wood. This book showcases a selection of these plants, beautifully illustrated with pictures taken by local photographer, David Pearce. Background information about the plants includes medicinal uses, folklore associations and their value to wildlife.  

There are a significant number of Ancient Woodland Indicator species growing in the wood and their presence provides evidence that Tottington Wood has been in existence for at least 400 years. Tottington Woodlanders maintain the wood by adopting the same traditional coppicing techniques which would have been used over many centuries. This approach allows more light onto the woodland floor and encourages the growth of familiar springtime flowers, such as bluebells, wood anemones and primroses. We hope that the botanical guide will encourage more visitors to come and enjoy this unique Local Nature Reserve.