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  • Creating Climate Capacity

    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.

     
  • Wood Pigeon

    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.

     
  • A beacon of hope

    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

     
  • We speak to Jamie Burston, winner of the David Streeter Award

    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

     
  • Behind the Lens with Richard Sharman, LRPS

    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.

     
  • Vote for Nature's Recovery

    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.

     
  • A Remedy for the Winter Blues

    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.

     
  • Waxcaps

    15 November 2019

    Waxcaps

    The brightly-coloured waxcaps are often thought of as the orchids of the fungi kingdom because they are so vibrant and showy, and also quite particular.

     
  • Leatherback Turtle

    14 November 2019

    Leatherback Turtle

    Astonishingly, a Leatherback Turtle was spotted last month just off Brighton, it’s incredibly rare to spot one this far east in the Channel.

     
  • Rewilding Parliament

    12 November 2019

    Rewilding Parliament

    Thanks to the support of over 100,000 people who signed a petition, Rewilding Britain were able to secure a parliamentary debate, and a unanimous vote, that restoring nature on a massive scale to help stop climate breakdown is a priority.

     
  • Pipistrelle bat

    09 November 2019

    Pipistrelle bat

    Bats are brilliant. They are the only mammals on the planet capable of powered flight, and they can navigate through the darkest night by the power of echolocation.

     
  • Vole in Foxglove wins Sussex Wildlife Trust online photo competition

    05 November 2019

    Vole in Foxglove wins Sussex Wildlife Trust online photo competition

    Find out which image triumphed in our 2019 Photo Competition