The home site of the Round Hill Society, a community group of the residents of Round Hill in Brighton, England. The site contains information about the area, latest news and reflections on life in Round Hill.
Articles on gardening in Round Hill
Wildlife gardening
A wild past - and future? by David Hodd (Round Hill Crescent)
from The Round Hill Reporter" October 2001
Wild about the place by Jan Curry (Richmond Road)
from The Round Hill Reporter August 2002
Earth as hard as iron, water like a stone by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter December 2002
Wildlife on Round Hill by Rob Stephenson (Upper Lewes Road)
from The Round Hill Reporter September 2003
Notes from a wildlife garden by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter December 2003
Plants for your wildlife garden by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter March 2004
The swifts are back - so it must be summer! by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter June 2004
Taking part in The Chelsea Flower Show
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter September 2004
We can all be conservationists this winter - it costs peanuts! by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter December 2004
Gardens and wildlife under threat by Rob Stephenson
from The Round Hill Reporter December 2004
Spring has nearly sprung by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter March 2005
Flocking to the neighbourhood bird species spotted in Round Hill by Mike Unwin from The Round Hill Reporter June 2005
Trouble with my waterworks wildlife pond maintenance
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter June 2005
A blooming success - participating in The RHS's first open gardens event by Terry Tidman from The Round Hill Reporter September 2005
Never kill a spider - Let me introduce you to another web site by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter September 2005
Have a merry robin - by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter December 2005
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - living with grey squirrels by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter March 2006
Song thrushes and slow worms - protected species - by Vivien Eliades April 2006.
Flutterby, Butterfly - the importance of butterflies & moths - by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter June 2006
Round Hill Open Gardens 2006 our second Open Garden event
from The Round Hill Reporter September 2006
Opening your garden - should you do it? by Steve Bustin
from The Round Hill Reporter September 2006
Let's go to bed - how different creatures hibernate in Round Hill - by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter December 2006
'Fox Alert' and 'The return of the fox - 2006 and 2007 sitings in Richmond Road [Vivien] and Princes Road [Ted].
Aahhggs and Ooohhs in the wildlife garden - including frogs and toads - by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter March 2007
A sundial for your garden by Jackie Jones
from The Round Hill Reporter June 2007
The Humble Bee by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter June 2007
A struggle to survive - with focus on blackbirds - by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter December 2007
Gulp! Sparrows to sparrow hawks by Jan Curry
from The Round Hill Reporter March 2008
It's the perfume that does it - attracting garden moths
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter June 2008
Night crawlers should be our favourite garden friends
(night crawler = the name for a worm in earlier times)
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter September 2008
RSPB Guide to Birdwatching by Mike Unwin (Round Hill resident)
reviewed by Rob in The Round Hill Reporter December 2008
Trees, please
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter March 2009
From thorn bushes (scrub-bashing) to pullovers (shepherding)
by Vivien Eliades from The Round Hill Reporter March 2009
Gardeners raise hundreds for charities - a 'thank you' from Steve Bustin & John Williams The Round Hill Reporter September 2009
Woolly work in the Sussex hills - or what to do with all that wool? - by Vivien Eliades from The Round Hill Reporter December 2009
Green spaces face extinction - is it time to say goodbye to the city's gardens? - by Rob from The Round Hill Reporter March 2010
Green Hill - how long will wildlife habitat be valued in Round Hill? - by Rob from The Round Hill Reporter June 2010
Creating a wildlife garden from a derelict wilderness
by Jan Curry from The Round Hill Reporter March 2011
Nature Notes by Rob Stephenson
from The Round Hill Reporter March 2012
Gardening Club - would you be interested? Contact our chair (Annie Rimington) from The Round Hill Reporter December 2012
Red in tooth and claw - a tale of the unexpected by Sandy Thomas from The Round Hill Reporter October 2013
Mayo Court gardening project - by Deborah French and Helen Ashdown from The Round Hill Reporter October 2013
Fauna
Big Garden Birdwatch, the world's largest wildlife survey.Click here to go to the RSPB's site.
See Rob Stephenson's review of RSPB Guide to Birdwatching by local resident, Mike Unwin.
Typical birds that you can find in UK towns & cities include starling, house sparrow, blackbird, robin and peregrine falcon.
Toads on the move
Volunteer patrollers needed Feb 2020
Our living streets
June 2020
Round Hill residents have been identifying plants which grow on pavements and alongside walls to confer positive value on them. Many are beneficial to wildlife e.g. bees and other insects.
The lovely Rowan tree, at the junction of Richmond and Mayo Rds, was destroyed last autumn. Our cash-strapped Council could not replace it, so residents made donations allowing two rowans to be planted in place of the lost tree. We planted our new trees on the penultimate day of 2015.
Brighton's National Collection of Elm Trees
Our elm trees support local wildlife and are enjoyed by local people and visitors alike. it has been proved that Brighton has a high level of animal diversity encouraged by its Elm population. Many gardens in the neighbourhoods to the north of the Level form part of long vistas or greenways or run alongside current (Brighton to Lewes) or previous (Kemp Town branch line) railway co
Local food production & gardening
Brighton and Hove Food Partnership helps growers and gardeners and offers volunteering roles in community projects RE local food production, eating healthily & sustainable growing.
Brighton Permaculture Trust - Brighton Permaculture Trust have published their schedule of events and courses for the year and are taking bookings. Details at www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk.
Seedy Sunday offers the UK's biggest community seed swop.
Brighton & Hove Organic Gardening Group