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  • Syrphin' S.W.T.

    06 March 2016

    Syrphin' S.W.T.

    Hoverfly experts visit Sussex and train a new team of hover lovers

     
  • Rye Harbour Saltmarsh v.2

    02 March 2016

    Rye Harbour Saltmarsh v.2

    A visit to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is now a spectacular wetland wildlife experience, with thousands of waders and ducks in winter and thousands of nesting gulls, terns, waders and ducks in the summer. Last year 41 pairs of avocet nested!

     
  • February 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    01 March 2016

    February 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    One sign of the approaching spring is the appearance of cream-spot tiger caterpillars on the reserve.

     
  • Wildlife Courses and Walks in March 2016

    25 February 2016

    Wildlife Courses and Walks in March 2016

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

     
  • I'm lichen it: Rare lichen discovered near Lewes.

    24 February 2016

    I'm lichen it: Rare lichen discovered near Lewes.

    Stephen and Zoe Watson were amazed by this lichen they found on a hawthorn bush at Landport Bottom near Lewes last week. The great photos they sent me looked like they were holiday snaps from Mars.

     
  • Boxing Clever

    23 February 2016

    Boxing Clever

    Many of us like to feed the birds in our gardens, but do we think about giving them somewhere to nest close by and raise a family?

     
  • Converting to conservation

    22 February 2016

    Converting to conservation

    Craig Ifield aged 19, joined Wild About Worthing’s Youth Rangers 6 months ago on the recommendation of his Environmental Sciences teacher. Find out how he got on.

     
  • Pond Heroes

    18 February 2016

    Pond Heroes

    Five Sussex Wildlife Trust Youth Rangers aged 16-25 are restoring an overgrown pond at Thomas A Becket Junior School in Glebeside Avenue, Worthing. Pupils aged 7-11 will use it for pond dipping activities and learn all about the amazing world of underwater wildlife living right on their doorstep.

     
  • The theme from Rocky

    11 February 2016

    The theme from Rocky

    A guest blog from Steven Tagg, who is running the 2016 Brighton Marathon in aid of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

     
  • Volunteers rock on

    11 February 2016

    Volunteers rock on

    Sussex Wildlife Trust volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks at Eridge Rocks nature reserve near Crowborough, a majestic sandstone rock outcrop set in mixed woodland.

     
  • Columbus crabs wash up in Sussex

    09 February 2016

    Columbus crabs wash up in Sussex

    Storm Imogen has helped these small crabs cross the Atlantic.

     
  • Stormy start for bird safaris

    09 February 2016

    Stormy start for bird safaris

    The first of this year’s bird safaris visted Pagham Harbour.