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  • Nursehound eggcase

    06 February 2024

    Nursehound eggcase

    During a citizen science training event on Rottingdean Beach, Wild Coast Sussex Project Officer Sophie Atkinson discovered a rare find for Sussex beaches, a Nursehound eggcase

     
  • Eastbourne Local Group - walk on the west side of Cuckmere Haven

    05 February 2024

    Eastbourne Local Group - walk on the west side of Cuckmere Haven

    David Beer reports on a walk by the Eastbourne local group

     
  • Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2024

    01 February 2024

    Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2024

    For World Wetlands Day 2024, we’re celebrating the amazing wetlands of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Volunteer, David Bentley, tells us about his favourite spot.

     
  • Mice to meet you!

    31 January 2024

    Mice to meet you!

    Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK.

     
  • Are you a Gladiator?

    30 January 2024

    Are you a Gladiator?

    The concept of Gladiators plays on our competitive human nature. In the animal world, competition is rife, however most animals aren’t in it for the glory – they usually compete for limited resources such as shelters, food and mates

     
  • What are wetlands?

    28 January 2024

    What are wetlands?

    Wetlands are enormously important. They help provide clean water, flood protection, provide food, capture carbon, promote biodiversity and provide an environment for quiet relaxation. So what exactly are wetlands?

     
  • The Traitors

    26 January 2024

    The Traitors

    Treachery is a strategy well used by humans to get what they want, but we by no means invented it. Andy Fry looks at treacherous survival strategies in nature.

     
  • Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    26 January 2024

    Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    Cuckoo bumblebees don’t bother with the whole communal living vibe and prefer more nefarious methods when it comes to raising a brood

     
  • Short and sweet - Mayflies

    25 January 2024

    Short and sweet - Mayflies

    One of the oldest animal groups lives the shortest adult life in the animal kingdom. Mayflies have a unique life cycle that has likely remained unchanged for 300 million years.

     
  • Eastbourne Regional Group January 2024 evening talk

    23 January 2024

    Eastbourne Regional Group January 2024 evening talk

    Last Thursday we had our first evening talk of the 2024 season, ‘The Long Walk’ by Michael Blencowe. We were treated to an entertaining presentation as Michael described a walk from Henfield to Plymouth.

     
  • Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    22 January 2024

    Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    There were lots of questions at the end of James Powers’ excellent recent Bees webinar, Ten Bees and the Stories They Tell. Here are the ones he didn’t have time to answer.

     
  • Butterfly watching in January?

    17 January 2024

    Butterfly watching in January?

    Butterflies in January? Well, you can find the eggs! Bob Foreman goes looking for Brown Hairstreak eggs at Woods Mill