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  • High Sheriff of East Sussex visits Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    23 August 2019

    High Sheriff of East Sussex visits Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    The High Sheriff of East Sussex Violet Hancock came for a visit to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and the new Discovery Centre

     
  • Further consultation on the A27 Arundel bypass scheme

    22 August 2019

    Further consultation on the A27 Arundel bypass scheme

    ​Highways England have announced that they will be carrying out another consultation on the A27 Arundel Bypass scheme between Friday 30 August and Thursday 24 October 2019

     
  • Glow-worms

    22 August 2019

    Glow-worms

    Did you know only female Glow Worms glow?

     
  • How edible trees can help with farm animal health

    19 August 2019

    How edible trees can help with farm animal health

    Livestock farmers know how important trees and hedges are for providing shelter and shade for their farm animals but the importance of hedgerow forage is a lesser known art.

     
  • Sussex Seals

    15 August 2019

    Sussex Seals

    Both seal species, Common and Grey Seals, can be seen here in Sussex

     
  • How the knowledge of the ancients can help improve livestock health

    12 August 2019

    How the knowledge of the ancients can help improve livestock health

    The knowledge of how to keep livestock healthy using locally available native plants has been around for millennia. It is both intuitive to the animals themselves, and is held by those who care for them.

     
  • Starfish

    09 August 2019

    Starfish

    Starfish are among the most ancient life forms on the planet. The earliest fossils date back 450 million years!

     
  • Kingfisher

    07 August 2019

    Kingfisher

    Sleek and aerodynamic, with lightning reflexes and deadly accuracy, the kingfisher is the ultimate angler.

     
  • Hydroids and Bryozoans: The Weird and Wonderful

    06 August 2019

    Hydroids and Bryozoans: The Weird and Wonderful

    Sussex Wildlife Trust was happy to host a specialist marine identification course for our volunteers

     
  • July 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    01 August 2019

    July 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    Highlight this month has been the relatively large numbers of Sussex Emerald in the moth trap…

     
  • The language of the land

    31 July 2019

    The language of the land

    In a world which is inundated by emoji’s, texts, emails, podcasts, tweets, blogs, chats, posts, etc, it can be hard to hear the language of the natural world around us. Fran Southgate writes about the power of words in nature conservation.

     
  • Black and white butterflies

    30 July 2019

    Black and white butterflies

    Some of our most beautiful butterflies are the least colourful. Shying away from the garish yellow of the Brimstone and the exuberant red of the Peacock, the whites have chosen a sleek, minimalist look.