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  • The Traitors

    26 January 2024

    The Traitors

    Treachery is a strategy well used by humans to get what they want, but we by no means invented it. Andy Fry looks at treacherous survival strategies in nature.

     
  • Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    26 January 2024

    Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    Cuckoo bumblebees don’t bother with the whole communal living vibe and prefer more nefarious methods when it comes to raising a brood

     
  • Short and sweet - Mayflies

    25 January 2024

    Short and sweet - Mayflies

    One of the oldest animal groups lives the shortest adult life in the animal kingdom. Mayflies have a unique life cycle that has likely remained unchanged for 300 million years.

     
  • Eastbourne Regional Group January 2024 evening talk

    23 January 2024

    Eastbourne Regional Group January 2024 evening talk

    Last Thursday we had our first evening talk of the 2024 season, ‘The Long Walk’ by Michael Blencowe. We were treated to an entertaining presentation as Michael described a walk from Henfield to Plymouth.

     
  • Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    22 January 2024

    Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    There were lots of questions at the end of James Powers’ excellent recent Bees webinar, Ten Bees and the Stories They Tell. Here are the ones he didn’t have time to answer.

     
  • Butterfly watching in January?

    17 January 2024

    Butterfly watching in January?

    Butterflies in January? Well, you can find the eggs! Bob Foreman goes looking for Brown Hairstreak eggs at Woods Mill

     
  • Following in the footsteps of John Muir

    16 January 2024

    Following in the footsteps of John Muir

    A group of home schooling families recently took part in the chance to gain a John Muir Award. Find out what they got up to here.

     
  • Young Wildlife Filmmakers competition - open for entry!

    16 January 2024

    Young Wildlife Filmmakers competition - open for entry!

    Are you a young person with a love of wildlife filmmaking? Then why not enter our competition to have your film shown at the local cinema in Rye?

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: December 2023

    16 January 2024

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: December 2023

    Catch up on the wildlife highlights from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in December 2023.

     
  • Meet the staff: Steve Tillman

    16 January 2024

    Meet the staff: Steve Tillman

    We talk to Steve Tillman, of the Wilder Horsham District project, who has been working for Sussex Wildlife Trust for 25 years.

     
  • How to identify owls

    14 January 2024

    How to identify owls

    Owls are some of our most captivating birds. Here’s our guide to the five species you’re likely to spot in the Sussex.

     
  • A hop, skip and a jump - celebrating a Leap Year

    09 January 2024

    A hop, skip and a jump - celebrating a Leap Year

    Ranger, Matt Rich, celebrates some of his favourite hopping, skipping and jumping species.