Be tick aware
05 June 2017
Now summer is here it is a good time to brush up on your knowledge of ticks, where they live and what sensible precautions you can take.
Archive of: Malling Down
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Top Ten Sussex Wildlife Trust nature reserves
26 January 2017
Here are the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s top ten most well-recorded nature reserves with a few facts and figures and some charismatic species
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VIDEO: Dog attacks on Sussex Wildlife Trust nature reserve
23 January 2017
The Trust’s Head of Land Management talks about recent dog attacks and the role of conservation grazing in this short film.
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Dogs kill sheep on nature reserve
12 January 2017
Five sheep were killed in dog attacks overnight at our Malling Down nature reserve near Lewes.
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Saturday Hit Squad at Malling Down
14 September 2016
Volunteers from the Saturday Hit Squad have been working hard on the South Downs
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Silver-spotted (but going for Gold)
17 August 2016
Silver-spotted skipper butterflies are now flying on our Malling Down reserve
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Natura 2000 - the European network for nature
27 April 2016
The third of our blog series about the EU Referendum and Sussex Wildlife, looks at ‘Natura 2000’ - the formal term for the European network of protected areas established through the nature directives.
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Badger Vaccination in Sussex
15 December 2015
Sussex Wildlife Trust - in partnership with the volunteer led Sussex Badger Vaccination Group - begun a five year programme of badger vaccinations at both our Malling Down and Southerham nature reserves.
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The Phantom of the Diptera
01 July 2015
The phantom hoverfly is genuinely rare and difficult to find and is quite a convincing wasp mimic, even moving like a wasp.
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EU laws are good for wildlife - act now to keep it that way!
29 June 2015
Conservation organisations throughout Europe are working hard to defend these hard-won laws that protect nature. But we urgently need public support – your support – if we’re going to win this battle.