Archive

  • Meet the staff: Matthew Rich

    04 July 2023

    Meet the staff: Matthew Rich

    Laura Ross, Communications Officer talks to Matthew Rich, Ranger at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

     
  • Two Wonderful Walks in June

    04 July 2023

    Two Wonderful Walks in June

    David Beer from the Eastbourne Local Members Group writes about a recent walks at the Pevensey Levels and Cradle Valley SSSI.

     
  • Meet our members: Nick Ostler

    03 July 2023

    Meet our members: Nick Ostler

    We meet scriptwriter and member Nick Ostler to talk about his lifelong love of wildlife and how he and his family have transformed their Plumpton garden into a wildlife-friendly space

     
  • We speak to Roger French - volunteer for 50 years

    03 July 2023

    We speak to Roger French - volunteer for 50 years

    Roger French has been volunteering with Sussex Wildlife Trust for a remarkable 50 years. We caught up with him to find out about how it’s been

     
  • 30 Days Wild - Week 4

    02 July 2023

    30 Days Wild - Week 4

    David Phillips blogs about connecting with nature for 30 Days Wild. In his final 30 Days Wild blog, David posts from rural France, and compares the wildlife he has seen to the South Downs

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings – June 2023

    01 July 2023

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings – June 2023

    June included an exceptional mass stranding of thousands of Blue Jellyfish late in the month

     
  • Meet our staff: Clive Lunny

    30 June 2023

    Meet our staff: Clive Lunny

    We meet Ranger (West) Clive Lunny and find out a bit more about his role and background, including a love of Dippers and playing cricket for Northern Ireland.

     
  • 'Bomb Pond' - The Incredible (and unexpected!) Story of Restoring a South Downs Pond

    30 June 2023

    'Bomb Pond' - The Incredible (and unexpected!) Story of Restoring a South Downs Pond

    Ever discovered an unexploded WW2 bomb? Nor had Dr. Greg Valerio of Great Barn Farm, Wiston, until he started restoring and digging a pond on his land with funding from our Nature Recovery Award!

     
  • Success surveying Sussex Emerald

    30 June 2023

    Success surveying Sussex Emerald

    Rebecca Levey, Kent’s Magnificent Moths Conservation Officer, recently took a trip to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and made an exciting discovery.

     
  • Meet our staff: Laura Ross

    30 June 2023

    Meet our staff: Laura Ross

    Find out more about our new Communications Officer, Laura, including her obsession with sea glass.

     
  • We meet Sussex Wildlife Trust supporter James Horner

    26 June 2023

    We meet Sussex Wildlife Trust supporter James Horner

    Organic gardener James Horner has been fundraising for Sussex Wildlife Trust with his Honesty Box Stall in Northiam. We catch up with him yo find our a bit more about him

     
  • Bird ringing

    26 June 2023

    Bird ringing

    Ranger Rosie Hutchings tells us why bird ringing is so important to help us understand more about birds and their migration patterns.