Ducklings
14 June 2019
It’s duckling season and while these adorable bundles of fluff can be seen paddling about on ponds across Sussex, they can also turn up in some rather more unusual locations.
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If you build it, they will come
12 June 2019
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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30 Days Wild at The Secret Campsite
10 June 2019
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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Road expansion doesn't work in Wales and it doesn't work in Sussex either
07 June 2019
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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May 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
06 June 2019
May saw the first records of the very rare whelk jumping spider (Pellenes tripunctatus) on the reserve for 2019.
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New wave of protection for the sea announced today
30 May 2019
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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Fox cubs in the garden
28 May 2019
Fox cubs are now old enough to explore and play makes up an important part of their day
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Stickleback
21 May 2019
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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A vision for climate and flood resilience
10 May 2019
The Environment Agency (EA) launched their draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England. It’s a fairly sobering, if upbeat account of how in the face of climate change, it is no longer realistic to manage increasingly intense flooding and sea level rise with limitlessly high flood walls and barriers.
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European Elections 2019
10 May 2019
Whatever your view of the opportunities and threats posed by Brexit we are now in a situation where the UK can take part in the European elections on 23 May. And whatever we may feel about Brexit, there are certainly far bigger issues that must be addressed and maybe these elections could send a message via our elected representatives.