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  • Volunteers reminisce, part 1. The joy of Ebernoe

    23 April 2024

    Volunteers reminisce, part 1. The joy of Ebernoe

    In the second of a series of three blogs about volunteering for the Trust, we hear from retiring Ebernoe volunteer, Mary Travers. Huge thanks to Mary for all her incredible volunteering work for the Trust over the years.

     
  • Publication of The Fight for the South Downs

    23 April 2024

    Publication of The Fight for the South Downs

    Robin Crane, CBE, Vice President of Sussex Wildlife Trust, has written a book that encompasses the story of the South Downs Campaign, the special qualities of the South Downs and Western Weald, plus the evolution of its landscapes and communities over the centuries.

     
  • Turning the tide for wildlife

    22 April 2024

    Turning the tide for wildlife

    Our new strategy, Our Wild Sussex, sets out our vision and commitment to turning the tide for wildlife. By 2030, nature in Sussex will be in recovery. At least 30% of land and sea will be protected and well managed for wildlife as we broaden our impact beyond the boundaries of our nature reserves to deliver innovative wildlife projects which allow nature to thrive.

     
  • Meet our members: Jan and Stan Abrahams

    21 April 2024

    Meet our members: Jan and Stan Abrahams

    Jan and Stan Abrahams have been members of Sussex Wildlife Trust since 1967 and have been very involved over the years. Emma Chaplin went along to their Ditchling home to catch up with them

     
  • Marvellous metamorphosis: Inside the chrysalis

    17 April 2024

    Marvellous metamorphosis: Inside the chrysalis

    Find out all about a metamorphosis that has captivated human imagination for centuries.

     
  • We talk to Art Rovers and find out about the Shout Out for Owls

    17 April 2024

    We talk to Art Rovers and find out about the Shout Out for Owls

    We meet Jo Goddard and Mimi Butler of Art Rovers to find out about Roost at the Mill this summer - and how to help fundraise for the Trust by means of crafty owls

     
  • Calling all River Guardians

    15 April 2024

    Calling all River Guardians

    Join us in surveying the water quality of our local rivers around the ARUN. This Citizen Science project is being run by the Arun & Rather Rivers Trust (ARRT). Read more how you can get involved now.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: March 2024

    15 April 2024

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: March 2024

    Find out the wildlife highlights for March, from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: April 2024

    14 April 2024

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: April 2024

    From booming Bittern to carpets of Ivy-leaved Toadflax, discover the sightings at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in April.

     
  • Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone consultation

    11 April 2024

    Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone consultation

    Sussex IFCA are currently running a consultation on the proposed fisheries management for the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). This public consultation ends on Friday 19 April.

     
  • Celebrating and protecting Adders

    09 April 2024

    Celebrating and protecting Adders

    Kevin Lerwill from the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership tells us why Adders are do beautiful, vulnerable and in need of protection

     
  • A celebration of Beavers

    05 April 2024

    A celebration of Beavers

    There are so many reasons to love Beavers, not least the fact that water flowing downstream of Beaver dams is proven to be clearer and cleaner as sediment and pollutants such as nitrates and phosphates are filtered out.