Archive
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30 October 2019
Tawny Owls become territorial
Tawny Owls spent the summer months doting on their youngsters, devoting every waking minute to child care. They have been perfect parents, hunting, feeding and watching over their growing brood as they gradually transformed from fluffy little owlets into fully fledged adults. But now, with the turning of the seasons comes a sudden change in tawny owl temperament from tolerant to territorial.
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29 October 2019
One Man and his Dog
The Land Management Team at Sussex Wildlife Trust has been pleased to welcome a number of new faces in recent months, some more furry than others! New Grazing Manager Tom Parry brings Border Collie Reg to work with him each day as the young dog starts his training to become a fully-fledged sheepdog working with the Trust’s flock of 500 Herdwick and Hebridean sheep.
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29 October 2019
How do you tell the difference between a Stoat and a Weasel?
Most people are surprised by just how small Weasels are. They’re built on the same diminutive scale as their small mammal prey, and they’re officially Britain’s smallest carnivore. Legend has it that a Weasel can slip its head through a wedding ring, so they are easily capable of nipping into a mouse-sized burrow in pursuit of a hot meal. What they lack in size, they more than make up for in attitude.
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28 October 2019
A family bird watching trip to Seaford Head
10 year-old Jay, has shared his bird-watching trip to Seaford Head with us in this guest blog.
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28 October 2019
Jay - the flashiest dresser of the corvid family
The ‘black sheep’ of the corvid family is the Jay. Black and white both feature in its plumage but this colourful character has well and truly flaunted the Corvid dress code, and in the most rebellious fashion: by wearing pink.
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24 October 2019
Landscape Innovation - What is it and why do we need it?
To try and integrate some of the more novel wildlife conservation ideas with the old, Sussex Wildlife Trust and Sussex University are hosting a Landscape Innovation Conference in early 2020.
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23 October 2019
Cattle at Seaford Head
Eight cows are now grazing at Seaford Head nature reserve
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23 October 2019
Beautiful Wild Mural for Gemini Print by Mutiny
Gemini Print, was successful in their bid for an original mural at Sussex Wildlife Trust’s charity auction. The prize had been donated by international artist Jane Laurie, AKA Mutiny.
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21 October 2019
A27 Consultation Deadline - 24 October 2019
Sussex Wildlife Trust submitted their response to the Arundel A27 bypass consultation, you have until Thursday 24 October to submit your response
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19 October 2019
Ivy League
At this time of the year when relatively few plants are still in flower, Ivy is an excellent late season nectar source for many insects.
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17 October 2019
Climate, Oceans and Coastal Communities Conference
This hugely successful conference was organised by the Centre for Aquatic Environments (University of Brighton), United Nations Association (London and South East), and the Sussex Wildlife Trust, attracting over 150 delegates to the University’s Moulsecoomb campus on the 10 October 2019
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16 October 2019
Climate Change - is tree planting the solution?
On the surface tree planting is a win-win situation, but if we scratch a little deeper however, we discover that tree planting is not a panacea.