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  • Species of the day: Primrose

    05 April 2020

    Species of the day: Primrose

    ‘Primrose Day’ was created on April 19th to celebrate Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli’s love for his favourite flower

     
  • Behind the Lens with Bob Foreman

    05 April 2020

    Behind the Lens with Bob Foreman

    We speak to Sussex Biodiversity Record Office Data Lead Bob Foreman about his work and photography

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Nineteen

    05 April 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Nineteen

    Let the Blackcap and Bill Withers serenade you on this sunny Sunday.

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Eighteen

    04 April 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Eighteen

    In which I get beaten at my own game.

     
  • Species of the day: Herring Gull

    04 April 2020

    Species of the day: Herring Gull

    The Herring Gull splits public opinion like no other bird. It may appear a familiar sight and sound across the length and breadth of the country, indeed in many areas you’d argue they’re hard to avoid - but astonishingly it’s in catastrophic decline.

     
  • Snail Race

    04 April 2020

    Snail Race

    The Sussex Wildlife Trust brings you the excitement of….. Snail Racing.

     
  • Sussex Seahorses

    03 April 2020

    Sussex Seahorses

    We have had a few reports recently of sightings of one our most elusive marine creatures – the small yet charismatic seahorse.

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seventeen

    03 April 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seventeen

    In which I’m challenged to a Back Garden Bird Race… and I challenge you to one too

     
  • Species of the Day: Lipped Snails

    03 April 2020

    Species of the Day: Lipped Snails

    ​There are a couple of species of Lipped Snails commonly found in Britain - they’re cleverly named Brown (Cepaea nemoralis) and White-lipped (Cepaea hortensis) according to the colour of the band closest to the opening (or aperture) of the shell.

     
  • Species of the day: Bee-fly

    02 April 2020

    Species of the day: Bee-fly

    The Bee-flies have the fluffy, furry appearance of a Bumblebee. However, their name is partially misleading as they’re merely impersonating bees and are comprehensively a Fly.

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Sixteen

    02 April 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Sixteen

    My Garden Bird List.

     
  • Species of the day: Jackdaw

    01 April 2020

    Species of the day: Jackdaw

    Jackdaws are a highly social species and one of a small number who have an exceptional pair bond and may possibly mate for life.