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  • Bags of Fun

    08 November 2016

    Bags of Fun

    Thanks to a £3,000 donation from the Southern Co-operative’s ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’ campaign, we have been able to develop our work with children and young people.

     
  • Stunning Wildlife Calendar

    07 November 2016

    Stunning Wildlife Calendar

    Stunning wildlife calendar will support nature conservation in Sussex

     
  • Lonely Tree wins photo competition

    03 November 2016

    Lonely Tree wins photo competition

    The winners of our ‘Wild Sussex’ photo competition are announced

     
  • Remember, remember wildlife on the fifth of November

    01 November 2016

    Remember, remember wildlife on the fifth of November

    Watch our new animation, created by 15 year old Elmo Dunford and find out three simple ways to keep your garden wildlife safe from bonfires this autumn

     
  • October 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    01 November 2016

    October 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    This month saw a major influx of ring ouzel, with six on Harbour Farm the 8th, three on Harbour Farm on the 10th and an amazing 85 at Castle Water on the 13th, by far the largest number ever recorded on the nature reserve (before this year the maximum was two!).

     
  • It's a real otter - in Sussex!

    01 November 2016

    It's a real otter - in Sussex!

    I wasn’t sure that the day would ever come when I could report that a video has been taken of a genuine, real live otter in Sussex.

     
  • Wildlife Courses and Walks in November 2016

    31 October 2016

    Wildlife Courses and Walks in November 2016

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

     
  • Eye of newt

    28 October 2016

    Eye of newt

    At Halloween, Shakespeare’s infamous spell-casting recipe reminds us of a day when our wildlife faced a whole different set of problems; mainly cauldron-based. Nowadays newts’ main worries are habitat loss, finding a mate and avoiding being eaten by a passing grass snake or bird.

     
  • I read the news today, oh boy!

    25 October 2016

    I read the news today, oh boy!

    The Cranefly Armageddon is Nigh.

     
  • Happy Apple Day

    21 October 2016

    Happy Apple Day

    ​October is the month of apple festivals and the countryside is littered with fallen fruit providing a welcome feast for our wildlife.

     
  • Ivy: An insect's lifeline

    18 October 2016

    Ivy: An insect's lifeline

    During the autumn, one incredibly familiar plant whose flowers become a lifeline to bees, wasps, hoverflies and butterflies - it is, of course, ivy.

     
  • When is a ladybird not a ladybird?

    09 October 2016

    When is a ladybird not a ladybird?

    With autumn just around the corner, ladybirds are gathering in clusters on the inside of windows or in corners of sheds preparing to hibernate.