Archive of: Rye Harbour

  • The Bees Knees

    14 May 2020

    The Bees Knees

    There are around 276 species of bee in the UK, many of which are common and widespread.

     
  • What was seen on furlough

    11 May 2020

    What was seen on furlough

    It’s surprising what you can find in even the smallest urban garden.

     
  • April 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    05 May 2020

    April 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    This month was strange under “lockdown” with mostly just very local people out and about enjoying their restricted walks and cycling on the reserve and in such lovely weather.

     
  • Make A Bee Hotel

    17 April 2020

    Make A Bee Hotel

    Here is a quick, simple, long-lasting and inexpensive way of creating a home for solitary bees. It took me 20 minutes and cost nothing.

     
  • Dr Barry Yates celebrates 36 years at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    15 April 2020

    Dr Barry Yates celebrates 36 years at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    In March, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve celebrated 50 years. Dr Barry Yates talks about the last 50 years- and his hopes for the future

     
  • Creative nature writing in a time of crisis

    01 April 2020

    Creative nature writing in a time of crisis

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve has a creative writing and poetry group that’s connecting remotely because of the Coronavirus situation. Sussex Wildlife Trust member Jim Northover shares his poem about wood anemones

     
  • March 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    31 March 2020

    March 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    Bird highlight during March was a Glossy Ibis which was seen at Castle Water and on Harbour Farm.

     
  • Wonderful Waders

    28 March 2020

    Wonderful Waders

    Wading birds come in all sorts of size and shape.

     
  • Help kit out our new education zone

    16 March 2020

    Help kit out our new education zone

    Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched a new crowdfunding campaign, to help us kit out the environmental educational facility within the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.

    This facility will allow the learning and engagement team to host school excursions and adult education, and this means visitors of all ages can learn more about the rare and special wildlife at the reserve.

     
  • Denizens of the Dark

    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?

     
  • Slipper Limpet

    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.

     
  • February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife

    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.