Fran Southgate | Sussex Wildlife Trust

14 March 2017

A Toadally abundant time of year

What’s great at this time of year, is that signs of frogs and toads are evidence that spring is finally on its way.

30 January 2017

How smarter flood mangement can help make us more resilient to flooding

Did you know since 2000 twice as much money has been spent on dealing with the after effects of flooding than preventing it?

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.

18 August 2016

A living reflection of the stars in the sea

Bioluminescence is a spectacular thing to watch, and for me it is one of the true wonders of nature.

17 June 2016

Two go wild in the woods

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

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

03 May 2016

Soggy flowers, kids and water buffalo!

Restoring flowering fens at West Rise school near Eastbourne – Soggy flowers, kids and water buffalo!

26 November 2015

As the frenzied rush to buy presents for Christmas ensues, I am thinking about how I can gift things to people, rather than giving them gifts. I may not receive anything back in return, but to me a smile is worth more than money.

20 November 2015

Helping Fish Commute

Whilst installing man-made structures, little thought was historically given to the need for most fish species to move around - upstream and downstream to find food, shelter and other fish to breed with.