Archive of: Rye Harbour
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23 July 2019
Sussex Emerald at Rye Harbour
The Sussex Emerald moth is a very rare beast in the UK, with breeding traditionally restricted to the disturbed shingle habitats at Dungeness in Kent
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12 July 2019
Summer Holiday Clubs 2019
Sussex Wildlife Trust is leading fun-packed outdoor activity days for children across the county throughout the school holidays.
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30 June 2019
June 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Turtle Dove is becoming an increasingly rare bird on the reserve (and indeed nationally), so it was good to get the first reserve record for 2019 from Castle Farm on the 1st.
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27 June 2019
The Magic of Moths
Chris Bentley Warden of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve talks about why he loves moths
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26 June 2019
Getting creative at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Finding out about how nature and poetry can work together at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
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26 June 2019
How to make the best of family trips to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
It’s the summer holidays. What’s on offer at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for families, and how might you make the best of your visit here?
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25 June 2019
We try... getting to Rye Harbour by public transport
Sussex Wildlife Trust is keen for people to come to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve using public transport, where possible. But how easy is it to do that?
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18 June 2019
Flies with Thighs
Grubbing about on the shingle recently looking for rare spiders I came across this hoverfly with swollen femora near the Mary Stanford lifeboat House.
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17 June 2019
Enough fish in the sea?
The breeding terns in Rye Bay have been struggling to maintain their breeding populations, and it’s seems to be getting worse.
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06 June 2019
May 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
May saw the first records of the very rare whelk jumping spider (Pellenes tripunctatus) on the reserve for 2019.
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01 May 2019
April 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
This is the month of amazing changes in the natural world with birds arriving / leaving / migrating and many insects and flowers appearing. We enjoyed some exceptionally warm weather, a few April showers and lots of lovely wildlife.
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09 April 2019
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Discovery Centre
On Monday 8th April, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.