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  • A celebration of Beavers

    05 April 2024

    A celebration of Beavers

    There are so many reasons to love Beavers, not least the fact that water flowing downstream of Beaver dams is proven to be clearer and cleaner as sediment and pollutants such as nitrates and phosphates are filtered out.

     
  • Tuning into birdsong

    01 April 2024

    Tuning into birdsong

    Why do some people become much more alert to the birds and birdsong around them in later life?

     
  • Levin Down nature reserve - March report

    27 March 2024

    Levin Down nature reserve - March report

    Despite the rain, there have been some fine spring days, says Volunteer Reserve Manager for Levin Down, Rob Eadie, who shares some highlights

     
  • 'Paws' for thought to help wildlife this spring

    26 March 2024

    'Paws' for thought to help wildlife this spring

    How can we make dog walks more wildlife friendly?

     
  • Local artist swaps the Oxo Tower for Rye Harbour

    26 March 2024

    Local artist swaps the Oxo Tower for Rye Harbour

    Talented finalist of ‘Sketch for Survival 2023’, swaps the Oxo Tower for Rye Harbour Discovery Centre. Meet wildlife artist, Rachel Spreckley.

     
  • School kids become citizen scientists

    24 March 2024

    School kids become citizen scientists

    Children from a school in Hastings became citizen scientists for the day, finding and recording ray egg cases.

     
  • Dream visit for a self-confessed 'spider nerd'!

    24 March 2024

    Dream visit for a self-confessed 'spider nerd'!

    James Chisnall went on a fantastic visit to Iping and Stedham Commons nature reserve to record spiders with County Recorder Graeme Lyons

     
  • Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex

    22 March 2024

    Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex

    We talk to Species Recovery Officer Matt Phelps about his new co-authored book (with Ed Stubbs) Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex

     
  • Three years of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project

    21 March 2024

    Three years of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project

    We are celebrating three years of seabed protection and of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project.

     
  • Rewilding Butcherlands

    20 March 2024

    Rewilding Butcherlands

    Butcherlands is reclaimed arable land under conversion back to woodland. It is now a rich mosaic of grassland and scrub, home to Nightingales, Whitethroat and Wood White butterflies

     
  • Three nature reserves to visit this spring

    19 March 2024

    Three nature reserves to visit this spring

    Spring is the perfect opportunity to get out and explore what nature has to offer. Our nature reserves are free to visit, and we’ve chosen three which are fantastic for wildlife in the spring.

     
  • Farming - working with nature

    18 March 2024

    Farming - working with nature

    Emma Chaplin took a visit to the Wilder Ouse project, who have been creating cascading ponds where once land drains had been put in - and where nature is now returning as a consequence