Archive
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12 June 2019
If you build it, they will come
Around four years ago, we attempted to rejuvenate one of the fields at Woods Mill into something less grass dominated and more meadow-like. A sign that a project like this has become really successful though is when host-specific invertebrates turn up to feed on the their food plants.
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10 June 2019
30 Days Wild at The Secret Campsite
Guest blogger Tim Bullen from The Secret Campsite, shares his 30 Days Wild adventures & looks forward to this year’s Secret Wildlife Festival
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07 June 2019
Road expansion doesn't work in Wales and it doesn't work in Sussex either
The First Minister for Wales has cancelled the M4 bypass around Newport – an outbreak of good sense that we hope will spread to South East England.
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06 June 2019
May 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
May saw the first records of the very rare whelk jumping spider (Pellenes tripunctatus) on the reserve for 2019.
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06 June 2019
Gatwick Goes Wild
Every year during May half term Gatwick Goes Wild as the Greenspace Partnership hosts a week of events to help local people learn about wildlife and find new ways to enjoy their greenspaces.
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03 June 2019
Volunteering - Why do it?
To celebrate Volunteer Week, Julian Thompson, shares what it is like to volunteer for the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
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30 May 2019
New wave of protection for the sea announced today
Today marks a huge landmark in UK marine conservation as 39 (41) new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are designated in the waters around England – three of which are in our local Sussex Seas!
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30 May 2019
Dr Tony Whitbread new President of Sussex Wildlife Trust
Dr Tony Whitbread, who retired as Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust in March 2018, has returned to take a leading role in nature conservation in the county as President of the charity.
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29 May 2019
Wildlife Walks, Talks and Courses in June 2019
Michael Blencowe looks forward to the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s wildlife courses, walks and talks in June
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28 May 2019
Fox cubs in the garden
Fox cubs are now old enough to explore and play makes up an important part of their day
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21 May 2019
Stickleback
There are many things to fear if you’re a tadpole, but one of the most formidable tadpole predators is the stickleback.
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19 May 2019
Gold-fringed Mason Bee
Out on the Beach Reserve last week with my knapsack I noticed several bees busily moving from flower to flower of ivy-leaved toadflax near Ternery Pool. On closer examination I realised they were all gold-fringed mason bee (Osmia aurulenta).