Archive

  • Mythically rare and painfully beautiful

    19 June 2016

    Mythically rare and painfully beautiful

    Graeme Lyons made an amazing discovery on farmland in East Sussex, a massive, beautiful beetle, which hadn’t been seen in Sussex for over 100 years.

     
  • Mr Wildlife

    19 June 2016

    Mr Wildlife

    ​Sussex Wildlife Trust says goodbye to one of its most charismatic and loved members of staff at the end of this month when Mike Russell, nicknamed ‘Mr Wildlife’ by his colleagues, retires after over 30 years.

     
  • Two go wild in the woods

    17 June 2016

    Two go wild in the woods

    Two Trust staff spend a night in the woods as part of 30DaysWild

     
  • EU policy and law and wildlife in Sussex: Summary

    16 June 2016

    EU policy and law and wildlife in Sussex: Summary

    Tony Whitbread offers a summary of his series of blogs looking at the EU Referendum and Sussex wildlife

     
  • 16 June 2016

    Churchyard Wildlife In Lewes

    In recent years volunteers have been managing the churchyard of St John Sub Castro in Lewes for wildlife. Through dedicated cutting, raking and planting a previously overgrown corner of the churchyard is turning into a flower-rich wildlife haven. The churchyard's wildlife certainly approves and so do the human visitors who

     
  • The Sussex Trug

    16 June 2016

    The Sussex Trug

    A guest blog by Sarah Page from The Truggery for Sussex Day, looks at the history of the Sussex Trug - The basket of the Weald.

     
  • Carole Nicholson appointed chairman of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

    14 June 2016

    Carole Nicholson appointed chairman of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

    Meet Carole Nicholson, the chairman of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

     
  • Something to be proud of

    10 June 2016

    Something to be proud of

    Congratulations to the Arun and Rother Connections (ARC) Project which was shortlisted as one of three national examples of best practice in environment and conservation in the UK

     
  • Another Chance Discovery

    09 June 2016

    Another Chance Discovery

    So many discoveries happen by chance… and this was the case yesterday with a new Red Data Book species for Rye Harbour.

     
  • 30DaysWild - Week 1

    09 June 2016

    30DaysWild - Week 1

    Here is a taste of the first week of #30DaysWild in Sussex

     
  • Land use change, farming and the CAP

    08 June 2016

    Land use change, farming and the CAP

    The ninth in our blog series about the EU Referendum and Sussex Wildlife, looks at farming and the Common Agricultural Policy.

     
  • Painted ladies

    08 June 2016

    Painted ladies

    ​Painted lady butterflies have arrived at Seaford Head