Tree Dressing Delight
12 December 2019
Families sang Christmas carols around the 300 year old oak tree at Woods Mill nature reserve last weekend
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The naming of things
11 December 2019
Nomenclature is the science of naming, with rules and systems for organising species and giving each one an official two-part title. But there is also an art to the naming of things and often a sense of magic, especially when it comes to common names. These are bestowed by everyday people with no rulebook in sight, and are often steeped in folklore.
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Oil on Sussex beaches
10 December 2019
One aspect of our seas has greatly improved in recent years - oil dumped by shipping…
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12 Days of Wild Christmas
10 December 2019
Get closer to nature this Christmas, with our winter wildlife challenge
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Gnats All Folks!
08 December 2019
This year I have been carrying out a survey of the invertebrates of the saline lagoons at Rye Harbour and am currently in the process of identifying the samples collected during the summer.
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Regenerative agriculture and landscape innovation
06 December 2019
There is an urgent need to find high impact, landscape scale, community based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises. With around 70% of UK land designated as farmland, many eyes have naturally focused on the farming world to come up with the solutions.
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Creating landscapes that provide the riches in variety that people and nature need
05 December 2019
Guest blog by Chris Sandom, Senior Lecturer University of Sussex about how we create landscapes that people and nature need
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If you only do twelve things for wildlife...
04 December 2019
What are the 12 best things you can do for wildlife?
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Chaffinch
02 December 2019
The chaffinch can claim the title of commonest finch, and the male could easily vie for most colourful too.
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November 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings
01 December 2019
Bird highlight during November was a Long-tailed Duck seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 10th.
