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  • Stop, Look and Listen for Wildlife

    15 August 2016

    Stop, Look and Listen for Wildlife

    The summer holidays are in full swing and August is a wonderful time to get outside to see what you can spot in your local patch of Sussex nature.

     
  • Lord of the skies

    11 August 2016

    Lord of the skies

    Most of you have seen a swift even if you are not aware that you have. Their screeching calls as they scythe through the towns and villages of Sussex are one of the sounds of summer.

     
  • Photography Competition

    08 August 2016

    Photography Competition

    Sussex Wildlife Trust’s 2016 Photo Competition is open for entries

     
  • July 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    02 August 2016

    July 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    One of the characteristic plants of Rye Harbour at this time of the year is red hemp-nettle. This inconspicuous little relative of the mints and dead-nettles, with its red flowers and nettle-like leaves, grows on sparsely vegetated habitats on the Beach Reserve and Harbour Farm, often where the ground has been disturbed.

     
  • Wildlife courses and walks in August 2016

    27 July 2016

    Wildlife courses and walks in August 2016

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

     
  • Breeding Charadriiformes at Rye Harbour

    25 July 2016

    Breeding Charadriiformes at Rye Harbour

    Gulls, terns, skuas, waders and auks make up a large order of mostly wetland birds…

     
  • Return of the Emperor

    25 July 2016

    Return of the Emperor

    The purple emperor is a magnificently majestic butterfly

     
  • Guided walks at Seaford Head

    22 July 2016

    Guided walks at Seaford Head

    Recent walks at Seaford Head.

     
  • Pokémon spotted at Woods Mill

    19 July 2016

    Pokémon spotted at Woods Mill

    Just in time for the start of the summer holidays, Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Woods Mill nature reserve has had its first sightings of Pokémon.

     
  • Grazing Iping Common

    18 July 2016

    Grazing Iping Common

    The Trust has secured permission from the Planning Inspectorate to fence Iping Common.

     
  • Slim Jim on the lookout for lunch

    18 July 2016

    Slim Jim on the lookout for lunch

    Weasel is the smallest carnivore found in Europe.

     
  • 'Wild Woodies' Summer Holiday Clubs in Henfield

    14 July 2016

    'Wild Woodies' Summer Holiday Clubs in Henfield

    There’s magic in the air at Woods Mill nature reserve, Henfield this August.Places are available at Wild Woodies clubs on Tuesday 9th and 16th August from 9am – 4pm.