Archive of: Rye Harbour

  • Meet the (new) staff - Natasha Sharma

    28 April 2021

    Meet the (new) staff - Natasha Sharma

    We speak to new Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Communities and Wildlife Officer Natasha Sharma

     
  • Bird legs and feet

    25 April 2021

    Bird legs and feet

    There is such variation in the feet and legs of birds that you can sometimes recognise birds on those parts alone

     
  • Spring Bird Arrivals in Rye Bay

    25 April 2021

    Spring Bird Arrivals in Rye Bay

    ​The birdwatchers around Rye have been looking more at their local birds this year. So we thought it would be interesting to log the arrival of birds as they travel north

     
  • Bees at Castle Water

    23 April 2021

    Bees at Castle Water

    The sandy areas at the northern end of Castle Water are excellent for early bees associated with sandy habitats and over the last few years we have turned up a range of rare species

     
  • Discovery Centre - handover from Baxall and other news

    06 April 2021

    Discovery Centre - handover from Baxall and other news

    Update about the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

     
  • Meet our staff - Barry Yates

    06 April 2021

    Meet our staff - Barry Yates

    Tilly Hopkins talks to Barry Yates about his life and work at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

     
  • March 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife

    31 March 2021

    March 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife

    Despite the often cold weather during March, there were definitely signs of spring in the air at Rye Harbour.

     
  • WeBS Counts

    15 March 2021

    WeBS Counts

    The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.

     
  • Beaks in Action

    15 March 2021

    Beaks in Action

    Beak and bill are names for the same hard, pointed part of a bird’s mouth

     
  • Antisocial behaviour on nature reserves - how you can help

    10 March 2021

    Antisocial behaviour on nature reserves - how you can help

    As the country begins to look forward to a time when we emerge from lockdown, we would like to draw your attention to ongoing issues we are aware of affecting some our nature reserves.

     
  • A closer look at Frogbit

    07 March 2021

    A closer look at Frogbit

    Frogbit is a floating plant of freshwater. Its leaves look like a tiny water lily, but the flowers have just three delicate white petals.

     
  • Winter Bats

    05 March 2021

    Winter Bats

    ​In our effort to identify and understand the wildlife that lives in Sussex, bats have always been tricky to identify