Archive

  • Bee-fly

    27 March 2019

    Bee-fly

    Is it a bee? Is it a fly? Well, it’s a bee-fly!

     
  • Walks, Talks and Courses in April 2019

    26 March 2019

    Walks, Talks and Courses in April 2019

    Michael Blencowe looks forward to the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s wildlife courses, walks and talks in March

     
  • Doing the moth math

    26 March 2019

    Doing the moth math

    From 2004, when I began my employment at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, to late 2018 I ran a moth trap at Lime Kiln Cottage.

     
  • Wild daffodils

    25 March 2019

    Wild daffodils

    Wild daffodils may be harder to find but they do still grow in a few remaining fragments of their former range

     
  • Help us secure the future of Sussex Wildlife Trust's first visitor centre

    20 March 2019

    Help us secure the future of Sussex Wildlife Trust's first visitor centre

    Sussex Wildlife Trust is making an appeal to its members and supporters to secure the future of the new Discovery Centre currently being built at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

     
  • The last best hope

    19 March 2019

    The last best hope

    Friday 15 March was the day of the biggest climate strike by children and young people yet.

     
  • Interview with Friends' Chair Cliff Dean

    18 March 2019

    Interview with Friends' Chair Cliff Dean

    After Cliff Dean, Chair of the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, has handed over the key to Lime Kiln Cottage to Baxall Construction for the start of works on the Discovery Centre, we speak to him about what the project means to him.

     
  • I'll bee seeing you!

    18 March 2019

    I'll bee seeing you!

    It’s that time of the year when the temperatures are rising, the insects are becoming more active and I come up with yet another tortuous bee pun as the title for a blog post

     
  • Behind the Lens with Dr Barry Yates

    14 March 2019

    Behind the Lens with Dr Barry Yates

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve manager Barry Yates talks to us about managing the reserve, and how he came to discover his love of wildlife photography

     
  • Why did the toad cross the road?

    14 March 2019

    Why did the toad cross the road?

    Toads are on the move as they return to their ancestral breeding ponds, ready to spawn.

     
  • Work begins on the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

    13 March 2019

    Work begins on the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

    ​Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that Baxall Construction has started work on the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.

     
  • Ducking and diving

    10 March 2019

    Ducking and diving

    Ducks are wearing their finest feathers at this time of year. This makes it a lot easier to tell who’s who, since the mostly-brown females are helpfully accompanied by their brightly coloured mates.