Archive
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19 August 2019
How edible trees can help with farm animal health
Livestock farmers know how important trees and hedges are for providing shelter and shade for their farm animals but the importance of hedgerow forage is a lesser known art.
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15 August 2019
Sussex Seals
Both seal species, Common and Grey Seals, can be seen here in Sussex
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12 August 2019
How the knowledge of the ancients can help improve livestock health
The knowledge of how to keep livestock healthy using locally available native plants has been around for millennia. It is both intuitive to the animals themselves, and is held by those who care for them.
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09 August 2019
Starfish
Starfish are among the most ancient life forms on the planet. The earliest fossils date back 450 million years!
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07 August 2019
Kingfisher
Sleek and aerodynamic, with lightning reflexes and deadly accuracy, the kingfisher is the ultimate angler.
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06 August 2019
Hydroids and Bryozoans: The Weird and Wonderful
Sussex Wildlife Trust was happy to host a specialist marine identification course for our volunteers
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01 August 2019
July 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Highlight this month has been the relatively large numbers of Sussex Emerald in the moth trap…
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31 July 2019
The language of the land
In a world which is inundated by emoji’s, texts, emails, podcasts, tweets, blogs, chats, posts, etc, it can be hard to hear the language of the natural world around us. Fran Southgate writes about the power of words in nature conservation.
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30 July 2019
Black and white butterflies
Some of our most beautiful butterflies are the least colourful. Shying away from the garish yellow of the Brimstone and the exuberant red of the Peacock, the whites have chosen a sleek, minimalist look.
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29 July 2019
Citizen Science: The importance of marine data
Shoresearch, our volunteer citizen science project for recording and monitoring on the intertidal zone of our coastline.
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27 July 2019
Waders at Rye Harbour and beyond
Waders are such special birds and their evocative calls can take us back to the wild places where we first heard them…
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26 July 2019
National Marine Week 2019
National Marine Week is our annual celebration of the sea and the amazing wildlife that lives there.