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  • Beguiled by blues

    01 April 2025

    Beguiled by blues

    Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.

     
  • Royal terror - the Purple Emperor

    01 April 2025

    Royal terror - the Purple Emperor

    The Purple Emperor is the holy grail of British butterflies, a truly magnificent creature capable of drawing an impressive crowd of loyal subjects all seeking an audience with His Royal Highness.

     
  • Protecting our native wildlife: controlling American Mink

    31 March 2025

    Protecting our native wildlife: controlling American Mink

    Our native species are at risk from a multitude of threats, one of them being the non-native and invasive American Mink.

     
  • Eastbourne Group - March Events

    31 March 2025

    Eastbourne Group - March Events

    What did the Eastbourne Local Group get up to in March?

     
  • The Age of Invasives

    31 March 2025

    The Age of Invasives

    The spread of non-native species is a big challenge. Ranger Dav Bridger introduces four highly invasive arrivals.

     
  • Nature’s tricky customers

    29 March 2025

    Nature’s tricky customers

    April begins with tricks and fakery. But nature’s at it all year round.

     
  • Devolution: an upcoming change to how Sussex is governed

    27 March 2025

    Devolution: an upcoming change to how Sussex is governed

    A shift in how Sussex is governed is on the horizon, and you can have your say for nature.

     
  • Chalk reef creatures

    26 March 2025

    Chalk reef creatures

    Sussex is home to a significant number of chalk reefs. But who, among countless others, calls this vital habitat home?

     
  • Putting the ethical in taxidermy

    25 March 2025

    Putting the ethical in taxidermy

    So what is ethical taxidermy? Jazmine Miles-Long believes it’s a way into teaching people about conservation, climate change, biodiversity and an understanding of how precious life is.

     
  • Working together to help nature thrive

    25 March 2025

    Working together to help nature thrive

    If you need financial support to undertake nature-positive works on your land, Wilder Horsham District can help, with grants of up to £5,000 available to District residents. Read on to find out about how one successful applicant found the process.

     
  • Behind the lens: Rachel Bigsby

    21 March 2025

    Behind the lens: Rachel Bigsby

    We’re celebrating the work of Rachel Bigsby; an award-winning wildlife photographer who grew up in Sussex and developed a big love for seabirds.

     
  • Bird ringing provides clues to migration

    18 March 2025

    Bird ringing provides clues to migration

    David King, Ranger and bird ringing enthusiast, tells us what recent data has revealed about the migration routes of Warblers.