Archive

  • 30 Days Wild at The Secret Campsite

    10 June 2019

    30 Days Wild at The Secret Campsite

    Guest blogger Tim Bullen from The Secret Campsite, shares his 30 Days Wild adventures & looks forward to this year’s Secret Wildlife Festival

     
  • Road expansion doesn't work in Wales and it doesn't work in Sussex either

    07 June 2019

    Road expansion doesn't work in Wales and it doesn't work in Sussex either

    The First Minister for Wales has cancelled the M4 bypass around Newport – an outbreak of good sense that we hope will spread to South East England.

     
  • May 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    06 June 2019

    May 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    May saw the first records of the very rare whelk jumping spider (Pellenes tripunctatus) on the reserve for 2019.

     
  • Gatwick Goes Wild

    06 June 2019

    Gatwick Goes Wild

    Every year during May half term Gatwick Goes Wild as the Greenspace Partnership hosts a week of events to help local people learn about wildlife and find new ways to enjoy their greenspaces.

     
  • Volunteering - Why do it?

    03 June 2019

    Volunteering - Why do it?

    To celebrate Volunteer Week, Julian Thompson, shares what it is like to volunteer for the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

     
  • New wave of protection for the sea announced today

    30 May 2019

    New wave of protection for the sea announced today

    Today marks a huge landmark in UK marine conservation as 39 (41) new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are designated in the waters around England – three of which are in our local Sussex Seas!

     
  • Dr Tony Whitbread new President of Sussex Wildlife Trust

    30 May 2019

    Dr Tony Whitbread new President of Sussex Wildlife Trust

    ​Dr Tony Whitbread, who retired as Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust in March 2018, has returned to take a leading role in nature conservation in the county as President of the charity.

     
  • Wildlife Walks, Talks and Courses in June 2019

    29 May 2019

    Wildlife Walks, Talks and Courses in June 2019

    Michael Blencowe looks forward to the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s wildlife courses, walks and talks in June

     
  • Fox cubs in the garden

    28 May 2019

    Fox cubs in the garden

    Fox cubs are now old enough to explore and play makes up an important part of their day

     
  • Stickleback

    21 May 2019

    Stickleback

    There are many things to fear if you’re a tadpole, but one of the most formidable tadpole predators is the stickleback.

     
  • Gold-fringed Mason Bee

    19 May 2019

    Gold-fringed Mason Bee

    ​Out on the Beach Reserve last week with my knapsack I noticed several bees busily moving from flower to flower of ivy-leaved toadflax near Ternery Pool. On closer examination I realised they were all gold-fringed mason bee (Osmia aurulenta).

     
  • New Circular Technology Disrupts Fashion

    17 May 2019

    New Circular Technology Disrupts Fashion

    Circular fashion has arrived, t-shirts made again from worn out t-shirts. Plastic free organic material, wasteless printing powered by renewable energy.