Archive
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04 March 2020
Denizens of the Dark
At this time of the year there is always much excitement around the appearance of the first bumblebee or the first butterfly, and why not?
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03 March 2020
Wild Daffodils at West Dean Woods
In Sussex, Wild Daffodils are locally frequent with the majority found in old woods on the Weald. This was a common plant but is significantly declining due to agricultural improvement of meadows and mismanaged woodlands.
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02 March 2020
Slipper Limpet
Along our Sussex beaches there are millions of shells of the Common Slipper Limpet - so named because the empty shells resemble tiny slippers up to 50mm long.
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02 March 2020
There is no wealth but life
If we win the war against nature, we will have crushed the very life support systems on which we depend. This will be our ultimate “Pyrrhic victory”.
So what is driving us towards our own self destruction?
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02 March 2020
Early Birdsong
Birdsong is making a comeback. Just as we’ve got used to the relative quiet of the long winter months, the first tentative notes of nearly-spring spark an instant remembrance of what’s been missing all this time.
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28 February 2020
Is it as simple as planting trees to reduce flood risk?
We have seen widespread calls for increased tree planting, primarily in tackling climate change, Sam Buckland from Sussex Flow Initiative looks at the issues.
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28 February 2020
A27 Arundel - another opportunity to comment?
Did you know that Highways England have been running a 4 week consultation on the errors and mistakes in the 2019 consultation they ran on the options for improving the Arundel A27? The deadline is this Sunday 1 March, but Highways England say you can only respond if you responded to the previous consultation AND the errors they are reporting would have changed your original response.
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26 February 2020
Beat the Bounds at Whitehawk Hill
Join the Friends of Whitehawk Hill to ‘Beat the Bounds’ and demonstrate our love for this ancient and threatened landscape on Sunday 1 March 2020
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26 February 2020
February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife
Despite the fairly dreadful weather during February, this month did see several signs of the oncoming spring on the reserve.
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26 February 2020
Wildlife Walks, Talks and Courses in March 2020
Michael Blencowe looks forward to the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s wildlife courses, walks and talks in March 2020
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25 February 2020
Nature Tots go wild in March
Spring is in the air and Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots parent and child outdoor adventure groups are back for children aged 3-5 in Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Henfield, Horsham and Rye.
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24 February 2020
Ending the War on Nature talks
A guest blog from David Johnson, co-founder of Shoreham Wordfest, which are promoting a series of talks on rewilding