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  • 07 April 2016

    Just lookin' for a Brimstone.

    I've been working with the Heart of Sidley team and this morning headed over to Sidley to lead a children's walk in the Combe Valley looking for spring wildlife. A group of keen young naturalists met me on The Green and we headed down Glovers Lane until we left

     
  • Early Bats

    04 April 2016

    Early Bats

    After last year’s exciting discovery of a Nathusius pipistrelle bat migrating from Latvia to Rye Harbour we thought it would be interesting to monitor bats early in the year.

     
  • A Healthy Walk in The Combe Valley

    04 April 2016

    A Healthy Walk in The Combe Valley

    I joined up with a friendly group of people in Sidley today as they headed into the Combe Valley Country Park as part of their weekly health walk.Over the weekend the warmer temperatures have encouraged more butterflies, bees, hoverflies and bee-flies to appear around the county and I was hoping

     
  • Ramsar at Rye Harbour

    31 March 2016

    Ramsar at Rye Harbour

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is a part of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Special Protection Area and Ramsar site because….

     
  • March 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    31 March 2016

    March 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    March produced the first booming bittern of the year, with a single male heard regularly at Castle Water from the 12th.

     
  • Eastbourne Group Walk Report - The Cuckoo Trail from Horam

    23 March 2016

    Eastbourne Group Walk Report - The Cuckoo Trail from Horam

    Eastbourne Group Walk Report - The Cuckoo Trail from Horam

     
  • Wildlife Courses and Walks in April 2016

    23 March 2016

    Wildlife Courses and Walks in April 2016

    Michael Blencowe looks forward to the Trust’s wildlife courses, walks and talks in April

     
  • A New Arrival

    22 March 2016

    A New Arrival

    A good deal of my time over the last five years has been spent monitoring the invertebrates on the new saltmarsh and shingle habitats at Rye Harbour…

     
  • Springtime Serenade

    21 March 2016

    Springtime Serenade

    Well, it’s been a long, dull, wet winter but it’s time to banish your blues because spring is finally on the way. One of the most noticeable signs that spring is here is the start of the dawn chorus.

     
  • Mothursday: Week One

    17 March 2016

    Mothursday: Week One

    It’s the start of the moth trapping season.

     
  • SpongeBlob SquirtPipe

    13 March 2016

    SpongeBlob SquirtPipe

    The first Shoresearch event of the year was to see what could be found on the Worthing Pipe.

     
  • TinyBirder's Owl Pellet Adventure

    10 March 2016

    TinyBirder's Owl Pellet Adventure

    Dissecting owl pellets with TinyBirder