Archive

  • From adversity to adventure

    15 July 2025

    From adversity to adventure

    One of our recent visitors at Rye Harbour, Genny Brown, is training to become “the first black woman to ski 1200km from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole”.

     
  • There's no such thing as a seagull

    15 July 2025

    There's no such thing as a seagull

    Esmay left us a field sketch of a correctly labelled ‘gull’ in one of our bird hides. Through the powers of social media, we managed to track her down and find out more about her love of bird watching.

     
  • Meet the staff: Archie Taplin

    13 July 2025

    Meet the staff: Archie Taplin

    Meet Archie, our new trainee Community Engagement Officer and find out about moths for breakfast (not really!)

     
  • Gatwick Bioblitz

    13 July 2025

    Gatwick Bioblitz

    Gatwick Greenspace recently hosted a day of discovery. The aim was to bring people together to identify as many species on site as possible.

     
  • Deneway's Wild Future launch

    12 July 2025

    Deneway's Wild Future launch

    On a sunny Saturday in mid July Youth Rangers supported staff in running an event to launch Deneway’s Wild Future project

     
  • Beacon of hope - update from Eric Smith of Sussex Underwater

    08 July 2025

    Beacon of hope - update from Eric Smith of Sussex Underwater

    We caught up with Sussex Underwater’s Eric Smith to find out how the marine wildlife is looking after the trawler ban, plus some great news about the project

     
  • Two beautiful downland walks - Eastbourne group in June

    07 July 2025

    Two beautiful downland walks - Eastbourne group in June

    David Beer tells us about two beautiful downland walks that the Eastbourne Group undertook in June: ‘We were lucky with the weather & enjoyed the rich biodiversity of the South Downs’

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: June 2025

    02 July 2025

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: June 2025

    An exciting visitor last seen at the nature reserve in 1996 was just one of the many sightings last month.

     
  • A unique Victorian garden, with a twist

    30 June 2025

    A unique Victorian garden, with a twist

    Find out about how a Victorian park garden has been transformed into a haven for wildlife

     
  • Next Generation Nature

    23 June 2025

    Next Generation Nature

    Have you ever watched a child completely absorbed in building a den out of sticks or inspecting a beetle with wide-eyed curiosity? That’s the magic of Forest School

     
  • Our Elusive Water Voles

    23 June 2025

    Our Elusive Water Voles

    Elusive, endangered, and NOT rats. Our native Water Voles are pretty special, and we must protect them.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: May 2025

    17 June 2025

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: May 2025

    A Red-footed Falcon, Temminck’s Stilt and Black-winged Stilt were some of the rarer wildlife sightings from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in May.