Archive
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22 June 2015
Viper's Bugloss
This is a new poster for our information centre at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
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17 June 2015
Better the Devil you know!
Swifts are unmissable as they screech overhead; wheeling, diving and shrieking in the characteristic way that helped earn them the nickname “Devil Birds”.
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11 June 2015
It’s not the Serengeti
I saw a common spotted orchid in my lawn this morning.I didn’t know it was there, it is only visible because of my laziness with the lawn mower.
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07 June 2015
World Oceans Day 2015
Join people around the world to celebrate our wonderful oceans on the 8th June for World Oceans Day.
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02 June 2015
April 2015: Rye Harbour nature reserve sightings
The late spring period is perhaps the only time that nightingale can be heard singing around Rye Harbour,
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01 June 2015
Bee orchids cause a buzz in the wildflower patch
Bee orchids in a Lewes wildflower garden.
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22 May 2015
30 Days Wild
Throughout the month of June we’re challenging people in Sussex to do something wild every day for 30 days because we believe life is better when it’s a bit wild. We want as many people as possible to experience nature and make it part of their everyday life.
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21 May 2015
Defending Nature
EU laws which are designed to defend the most threatened species and habitats across Europe are themselves under threat. We need the support of everyone to make sure that we don’t lose these essential pieces of legislation.
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20 May 2015
April 2015: Rye Harbour nature reserve sightings
April is a good time to see brown hare on the reserve, particularly the grassy ridges near Camber Castle.
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24 April 2015
A New Voice in the Woods Mill Spring Choir
A new voice has joined the avian choir at Woods Mill this past week, a Cetti’s warbler has arrived on the reserve, barking out his presence as you walk past the tangled vegetation alongside the old reedbed.
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01 March 2015
Fifty shades of grey (and brown)
The suburban scandal of the dunnock.
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21 December 2014
Naked (Christmas) Lunch
Author Michael BlencoweLewes Community Wildlife OfficerMichael Blencowe looks at the un-natural history of a bird that will temporarily be one of the commonest species in Sussex this Christmas. This article originally appeared in the 'Christmas Feast' themed issue of Viva Lewes.