Ducklings
14 June 2019
It’s duckling season and while these adorable bundles of fluff can be seen paddling about on ponds across Sussex, they can also turn up in some rather more unusual locations.
Archive of: Charlotte Owen
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Fox cubs in the garden
28 May 2019
Fox cubs are now old enough to explore and play makes up an important part of their day
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Stickleback
21 May 2019
There are many things to fear if you’re a tadpole, but one of the most formidable tadpole predators is the stickleback.
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Speckled Wood
09 May 2019
There is a subtle beauty to the speckled wood butterfly, whose wings are patterned to perfectly mimic the gentle dance of dappled sunlight on the woodland floor.
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The Common Lizard
28 April 2019
If you know where to look, there are still plenty of ‘dragons’ to be found in Sussex today…
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Nightingales
24 April 2019
When it comes to birdsong, the nightingale is a world famous virtuoso with a voice so powerful, melodious and varied that few other species can match it.
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Primroses
15 April 2019
The pale lemon petals of the wild primrose are a welcome sign of the changing seasons.
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Rearing tadpoles
04 April 2019
Rearing tadpoles is relatively simple and endlessly fascinating, and can also give the local frog population a welcome boost by helping a few more tadpoles complete their perilous transformation into miniature frogs.
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Bee-fly
27 March 2019
Is it a bee? Is it a fly? Well, it’s a bee-fly!
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Wild daffodils
25 March 2019
Wild daffodils may be harder to find but they do still grow in a few remaining fragments of their former range