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  • Natural Velcro

    16 August 2018

    Natural Velcro

    Lesser Burdock is a tall plant of the daisy family that has flowers with hooks or burrs.

     
  • Woods Mill 50 Migration Event: Just passin' through

    13 August 2018

    Woods Mill 50 Migration Event: Just passin' through

    We held a great event on Sunday as part of the Woods Mill 50th anniversary celebrations funded by ScottishPower Foundation. The theme was bird migration.

     
  • Wasp Spiders

    10 August 2018

    Wasp Spiders

    The world of invertebrates is a strange one indeed. Full of illusion and deception, things are often not as they seem and a prime example of this is mimicry.

     
  • Moles

    07 August 2018

    Moles

    Sadly moles have been struggling in the recent hot weather

     
  • Branching out with tree fodder

    06 August 2018

    Branching out with tree fodder

    Traditionally browsing trees and hedgerows have been an important summer feed source that can offer some help to the lack of grass

     
  • Barn Owl breeding success

    02 August 2018

    Barn Owl breeding success

    It’s been six years in waiting, but Woods Mill once again rejoices in the successful breeding of a pair of barn owls.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings - July 2018

    01 August 2018

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings - July 2018

    Perhaps the most exciting wildlife find this month was a southern migrant hawker found on Harbour Farm on the 25th, the first reserve record for this rare migrant dragonfly.

     
  • Swifts

    01 August 2018

    Swifts

    The British summer wouldn’t be complete without the sound of screaming swifts

     
  • Wild about Sussex Photography Competiton

    31 July 2018

    Wild about Sussex Photography Competiton

    Sussex Wildlife Trust’s photo competition is open for entries

     
  • Woodland Adventures for under fives in Mid Sussex

    31 July 2018

    Woodland Adventures for under fives in Mid Sussex

    Ardingly Nature Tots is back for a new term in September

     
  • All Aboard!

    30 July 2018

    All Aboard!

    Thanks to Southern Transit, special branded buses are in service encouraging people to ‘get closer to nature’.

     
  • National Marine Week 2018

    27 July 2018

    National Marine Week 2018

    National Marine Week runs from 28 July until 12 August 2018