Archive of: Rye Harbour
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31 December 2019
Review of 2019 at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Well that was a challenging year. The 50th year of the nature reserve was one of preparing the foundations
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10 December 2019
Oil on Sussex beaches
One aspect of our seas has greatly improved in recent years - oil dumped by shipping…
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08 December 2019
Gnats All Folks!
This year I have been carrying out a survey of the invertebrates of the saline lagoons at Rye Harbour and am currently in the process of identifying the samples collected during the summer.
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01 December 2019
November 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings
Bird highlight during November was a Long-tailed Duck seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 10th.
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17 November 2019
A Remedy for the Winter Blues
I spent a very rewarding couple of hours with trust ecologist Graeme Lyons and visiting naturalist Ryan Clarke last weekend looking for invertebrates on the Beach Reserve.
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02 November 2019
October 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings
Highlight in the moth trap was Mottled Shieldbug on 20th, the first Sussex record
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31 October 2019
Welcoming our first wheelchair user to the Discovery Centre
‘I am so pleased to see that this new Discovery Centre not only enjoys picture window views over the ever-changing scenery of Rye Harbour, but its planners have been kind enough to make it fully accessible. For wheelchair users like me, and for families with prams, this makes a huge difference. Thank you!’
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19 October 2019
Ivy League
At this time of the year when relatively few plants are still in flower, Ivy is an excellent late season nectar source for many insects.
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09 October 2019
Great news for the Discover Rye Harbour project
Sussex Wildlife Trust has received a grant of over half a million pounds from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Discover Rye Harbour project which will transform the way visitors engage with the natural and cultural heritage of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
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01 October 2019
September 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Highlight during September were several sightings of Stone Curlew on the Beach Reserve and Harbour Farm.
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01 October 2019
The Reed Dagger
a rare Sussex wetland moth, the Reed Dagger,
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31 August 2019
August 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
A feature of the moth trap at this time of the year is the Pale Grass Eggar, a very rare species which in the UK is only found on the shingle of Dungeness and Rye Harbour.