Archive of: February, 2016

  • I'm lichen it: Rare lichen discovered near Lewes.

    I'm lichen it: Rare lichen discovered near Lewes.

    24 February 2016

    Stephen and Zoe Watson were amazed by this lichen they found on a hawthorn bush at Landport Bottom near Lewes last week. The great photos they sent me looked like they were holiday snaps from Mars.

  • Boxing Clever

    Boxing Clever

    23 February 2016

    Many of us like to feed the birds in our gardens, but do we think about giving them somewhere to nest close by and raise a family?

  • Converting to conservation

    Converting to conservation

    22 February 2016

    Craig Ifield aged 19, joined Wild About Worthing’s Youth Rangers 6 months ago on the recommendation of his Environmental Sciences teacher. Find out how he got on.

  • Pond Heroes

    Pond Heroes

    18 February 2016

    Five Sussex Wildlife Trust Youth Rangers aged 16-25 are restoring an overgrown pond at Thomas A Becket Junior School in Glebeside Avenue, Worthing. Pupils aged 7-11 will use it for pond dipping activities and learn all about the amazing world of underwater wildlife living right on their doorstep.

  • The theme from Rocky

    The theme from Rocky

    11 February 2016

    A guest blog from Steven Tagg, who is running the 2016 Brighton Marathon in aid of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

  • Volunteers rock on

    Volunteers rock on

    11 February 2016

    Sussex Wildlife Trust volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks at Eridge Rocks nature reserve near Crowborough, a majestic sandstone rock outcrop set in mixed woodland.

  • Wassailing

    Wassailing

    08 February 2016

    The wassailing rituals are a link with the past, a past when people were much more connected to the natural world around them than we are today.

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