Archive

  • WeBS Counts

    15 March 2021

    WeBS Counts

    The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.

     
  • Beaks in Action

    15 March 2021

    Beaks in Action

    Beak and bill are names for the same hard, pointed part of a bird’s mouth

     
  • The Seals of Chichester Harbour - Answers

    12 March 2021

    The Seals of Chichester Harbour - Answers

    John Arnott answers the Q&A questions from his recent talk on the Seals of Chichester Harbour

     
  • Schools climate emergency Q&A with MPs and local councillor

    12 March 2021

    Schools climate emergency Q&A with MPs and local councillor

    As part of our work with schools in Brighton & Hove, we were involved in organising an opportunity for secondary students to ask questions to MPs on the climate and biodiversity emergency.

     
  • Our creative anthology: flash fiction writing tips

    11 March 2021

    Our creative anthology: flash fiction writing tips

    2021 is the 60th anniversary of Sussex Wildlife Trust. To celebrate this important milestone, we want to create an anthology of works, written by you. Lucy Townsend has some ideas to get you started…

     
  • Antisocial behaviour on nature reserves - how you can help

    10 March 2021

    Antisocial behaviour on nature reserves - how you can help

    As the country begins to look forward to a time when we emerge from lockdown, we would like to draw your attention to ongoing issues we are aware of affecting some our nature reserves.

     
  • Six spring flowers to spot

    09 March 2021

    Six spring flowers to spot

    Woodlands and hedgerows in Sussex are bursting into life, here are six wild flowers to spot this spring

     
  • Your top five frog spawn questions answered

    09 March 2021

    Your top five frog spawn questions answered

    Every year WildCall gets lots phone calls from people worried about the frog spawn and tadpoles in their ponds. Here are the answers to the most frequent asked frog spawn questions.

     
  • Running the South Coast Challenge for Sussex Wildlife Trust

    08 March 2021

    Running the South Coast Challenge for Sussex Wildlife Trust

    Helen Forester is running the South Coast Challenge to support Sussex Wildlife Trust, in her 40th birthday year. We asked her a bit more about it.

     
  • You've been framed

    08 March 2021

    You've been framed

    February is largely a calendar-planning and report-writing month for ecologists, luckily Glenn had a distraction in the form of a camouflaged green box.

     
  • A closer look at Frogbit

    07 March 2021

    A closer look at Frogbit

    Frogbit is a floating plant of freshwater. Its leaves look like a tiny water lily, but the flowers have just three delicate white petals.

     
  • Winter Bats

    05 March 2021

    Winter Bats

    ​In our effort to identify and understand the wildlife that lives in Sussex, bats have always been tricky to identify