Archive

  • Light in the skies

    13 January 2025

    Light in the skies

    Blue, grey, pink, orange – our sky has many moods. Don’t we all?

     
  • Stars in the sea

    10 January 2025

    Stars in the sea

    Hundreds of tiny explosions of light skittering around in the sea? You’d think your eyes needed adjusting. But in fact it’s an uncommon phenomenon called bioluminescence.

     
  • A light for when all other lights go out

    08 January 2025

    A light for when all other lights go out

    The shorter days of winter mean longer, colder nights - but provide an excellent opportunity for stargazing.

     
  • A round-up from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    08 January 2025

    A round-up from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    Our Land Management team spill the beans on their highlights from 2024.

     
  • Stop Dumping on our Reef demo!

    07 January 2025

    Stop Dumping on our Reef demo!

    Surfers Against Sewage, supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust, are hosting a demo to oppose the renewal of a licence allowing Brighton Marina to dump polluted dredged sediments in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone

     
  • The naming of birds

    07 January 2025

    The naming of birds

    Bird names can be educational, evocative and amusing. David Bentley, trustee of the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, tells us about some of his favourites.

     
  • Blowing in the wind - how birds cope with extreme weather

    06 January 2025

    Blowing in the wind - how birds cope with extreme weather

    How do birds cope in extreme windy weather?

     
  • What is a Local Plan Examination in Public?

    03 January 2025

    What is a Local Plan Examination in Public?

    What is an Local Plan Examination and what part do our conservation team play in them?

     
  • Wild and Free

    02 January 2025

    Wild and Free

    Embrace the outdoors this January - it’s free!

     
  • Chalk streams and knuckerholes

    01 January 2025

    Chalk streams and knuckerholes

    What do you know about our amazing chalk streams? There are sites in Sussex where the water continually upwells from ‘knuckerholes’ and many Sussex folklore tales of ‘dragons’ which live in them!

     
  • Eastbourne Local Group events update

    01 January 2025

    Eastbourne Local Group events update

    An update on Eastbourne Regional Group of the Sussex Wildlife Trust events in January 2025

     
  • Winter events for 2025

    31 December 2024

    Winter events for 2025

    Why not get outdoors this winter by taking part in a Sussex Wildlife Trust Event?