Archive
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11 July 2019
A UK first: Shieldbug family new to the UK found at Sussex Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Exciting news as our Senior Ecologist, Graeme Lyons, has found a Shieldbug family new to the British Isles at Marline Valley in Hastings
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11 July 2019
Wilder Future T-shirts
Our new T-shirt designs have been inspired by our Wilder Future Campaign, which sees the much-loved characters from Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic, The Wind in the Willows, facing up to the threats of the 21st century.
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10 July 2019
Care versus Control
Can a movement with more focus on care rather than control of nature help reconnect humans to the world around us?
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06 July 2019
Chalk Grassland
There are few sights more spectacular than a wildflower meadow in full bloom. Packed with nectar-rich flowers and humming with insect life, these botanical hotspots will soon be looking their best and today, 6 July, marks National Meadows Day - a celebration of our glorious grasslands and the wealth of wildlife they support.
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05 July 2019
My Front Lawn : “Plant it and they will come”
For National Meadows Day 2019 I’m singing the praises of my favourite wildflower meadow - my front lawn.
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04 July 2019
The Secret Wildlife Festival - What a scorcher
Guest blogger Tim Bullen from The Secret Campsite, reviews The Secret Wildlife Festival, which raised over £2500 for Sussex Wildlife Trust
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04 July 2019
Caterpillars
Caterpillars come in a huge variety of colours, shapes and sizes but there’s one thing that these Lepidopteran larvae all have in common: they’re very hungry.
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01 July 2019
365 Days Wild
June flew by and 30 Days Wild is over for another year. We hope you loved every minute of your wild adventure. Thousands of people have taken part all around the UK, with over 3000 in Sussex alone.
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30 June 2019
June 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Turtle Dove is becoming an increasingly rare bird on the reserve (and indeed nationally), so it was good to get the first reserve record for 2019 from Castle Farm on the 1st.
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28 June 2019
Sussex Wildlife Trust responds to news of Ofwat penalties for Southern Water
Ofwat has been given notice that it intends to impose a £126million penalty on Southern Water for its past failure to comply with regulations regarding waste water treatment and monitoring.
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27 June 2019
The Magic of Moths
Chris Bentley Warden of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve talks about why he loves moths
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26 June 2019
Getting creative at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Finding out about how nature and poetry can work together at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve