Archive
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24 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seven
Today I’ve decided to tactically deploy the most powerful weapon I have and blast you with some thermonuclear level cuteness to distract you from these difficult times.
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24 March 2020
Species of the day: Song Thrush
The Song Thrush is one of our most familiar and popular song birds. Its distinctive, boldly charismatic repertoire has inspired people over countless generations.
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23 March 2020
Species of the day: Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine was so loved by William Wordsworth (his favourite, in fact) that he wrote no less than three poems about it
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23 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Six
It’s a cold, clear night and I stood staring up at the stars, the satellites and Venus blazing bright in the western sky. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for up there, maybe a sign? some reassurance? It was then I that I heard it. Tseep.
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22 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Five
A guided tour of the garden
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21 March 2020
Behind the Lens with Sara Humphrey
We talk to ‘Sussex’ Sara Humphrey about her love of wildlife, her photography and visiting nature reserves by public transport
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21 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Four
The plants in my garden are beginning to bloom and, as it’s still a bit early for many pollinating insects, some of our first flowers are banking on the breeze to spread the love.
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20 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Three
Just as I was returning to the kitchen I heard a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming loudly from way across the road on an oak tree in a neighbour’s garden.
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19 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Two
Watching a pair of Long-tailed Tits this afternoon in the willow tree.
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18 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day One
As the world shuts down around us the uplifting role that wildlife plays in our lives becomes more vital than ever. Michael Blencowe is going to keep a daily diary of what he finds around his garden.
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18 March 2020
Our response to Coronavirus
We have been assessing the Covid-19 situation daily and are constantly reviewing all of our planned events, taking sensible steps to protect the health and safety of staff, volunteers and members of the public.
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17 March 2020
Avocets return
In the last few weeks some familiar friends have returned to Rye Harbour in good numbers for the nesting season.