Archive of: November, 2019
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29 November 2019
Alf Simpson MBE
We were saddened to hear about the death of Alf Simpson MBE. Alf made an exceptional contribution to nature conservation in Sussex for many decades
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29 November 2019
Circular fashion, not fast fashion
Even reducing what we buy won’t fix fast fashion, but if you can take material currently thrown away and make it into new products, then things can change. That’s where Circular Fashion comes in.
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28 November 2019
Wilder Horsham District
Sussex Wildlife Trust are delighted that this evening a new five year partnership between Sussex Wildlife Trust and Horsham District Council was agreed by Councillors
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27 November 2019
Community competition for climate change resilience
Community groups in Sussex can apply for a £500 grant to help create climate change resilience in their local community thanks to David Saddington and other speakers at the January 2020 Landscape Innovation Conference, organised by Sussex Wildlife Trust and the University of Sussex.
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26 November 2019
Something to crow about
The results of just a few dedicated volunteers grafting to create natural flood storage in their local woodland were more spectacular than we could have hoped for.
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25 November 2019
Creating Climate Capacity
On January 23 2020, we will be holding a Landscape Innovation Conference in partnership with Sussex University. This Conference is a first step for us, in helping to support and inspire local people to find solutions to the climate crisis.
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25 November 2019
Wood Pigeon
They’re big, they’re loud and they’re everywhere – but most of us wouldn’t give a wood pigeon a second glance. But pigeons are far from boring, and even the commonest creatures have their secrets.
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22 November 2019
A beacon of hope
There is great potential for Brighton & Hove City Council to restore nature at Hollingbury and Waterhall Golf Courses, especially as BHCC have done something similar before at Beacon Hill
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20 November 2019
We speak to Jamie Burston, winner of the David Streeter Award
We speak to Jamie Burston about being the first young person to win the David Streeter Award, and ask him about his project supporting the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly
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19 November 2019
Behind the Lens with Richard Sharman, LRPS
Sussex Wildlife Trust member Richard Sharman generously donated all of the stunning images that appear in our 2020 wildlife calendar. We speak to him about what photography means to him, as well as his love of nature.
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18 November 2019
Vote for Nature's Recovery
This year, thousands of people have been calling on Government to stand up for nature and take decisive action to protect and restore our natural world. This General Election is a chance to turn up the volume.
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17 November 2019
A Remedy for the Winter Blues
I spent a very rewarding couple of hours with trust ecologist Graeme Lyons and visiting naturalist Ryan Clarke last weekend looking for invertebrates on the Beach Reserve.