Archive
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11 June 2021
A rose chafer by any other name
The rose chafer is one seriously glamorous insect. Each one looks like it’s been designed, carefully crafted, coated in the most dazzling metallic green and hand polished.
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10 June 2021
A 30 Days Wild minibeast hunt
Look under leaves, lift up logs (placing them back down carefully), peer into cracks and crevices – who knows what miniature marvels you might find!
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08 June 2021
Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas
The Wildlife Trusts cheer long fought-for arrival of first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned
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07 June 2021
Bee Orchid
The Bee Orchid exploits male bees by promising them the one thing they value more than a good meal. The flowers do a passable impression of a stripy female bee, complete with furry body, outstretched wings and an irresistible female scent.
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07 June 2021
Animal Fight Club
The weaponry possessed within the natural world has undoubtedly fascinated humans through the ages. Whether it’s horns, tusks, antlers, teeth, claws, talons, fangs or stingers; animals have developed a hugely diverse suite of weapons in order to triumph in the evolutionary arms race
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06 June 2021
Meet our trustees - Martin Kyndt
We speak to trustee Martin Kyndt
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04 June 2021
Our 30 Days Wild - 2021
David Philips blogs about the beginning of his 2021 30 Days Wild adventures
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01 June 2021
May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Last August we found a Swallowtail butterfly at Watch Cottage and it laid eggs on Fennel in a garden next to the nature reserve.
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31 May 2021
Meet our Trustees - Jon Cooper
We speak to Trustee Jon Cooper
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30 May 2021
Swallowtail Diary
This is the ongoing account of the Swallowtail butterfly at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in 2020.
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28 May 2021
How to bowl a maiden over
We are very excited to announce that following a concerted effort over a number of years to re-create suitable habitat for the Field Cricket, our Reserves Manager, Jane Willmott heard two singing males on the Warren at Burton and Chingford Ponds Local Nature Reserve.
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26 May 2021
Hedgerows for nature's recovery
Hedgerows are a well-loved feature of the British countryside that create important corridors and much needed connectivity for wildlife.