Archive of: Rye Harbour

  • Breeding Birds at Rye Harbour

    30 July 2017

    Breeding Birds at Rye Harbour

    With more than 90 species of bird nesting at Rye Harbour it takes the SWT team a lot of time to determine numbers of pairs and breeding success every year.

     
  • Avocets take off...

    20 July 2017

    Avocets take off...

    One of the highlights on the reserve in recent years has been the increase in Avocets…

     
  • Bee Course it's fun!

    04 July 2017

    Bee Course it's fun!

    Twenty people came from far and wide over the weekend to attend a Bee Identification course at Rye Harbour run by well-known naturalist and entomologist Steven Falk.

     
  • June 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightngs

    03 July 2017

    June 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightngs

    Bird highlight during June was a black-winged stilt which was present briefly at the western end of Harbour Farm on the 2nd of the month.

     
  • Escape to the Country

    07 June 2017

    Escape to the Country

    BBC1’s Escape to the Country visited Rye Harbour nature reserve

     
  • May 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    06 June 2017

    May 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    Bird highlight during May was at least one Temminck’s stint which was present on Harbour Farm on the 1st and 7th.

     
  • Patchwork Challenge

    26 May 2017

    Patchwork Challenge

    ​PWC is a friendly competition between patch birders which has been running since 2013. Late Spring Update

     
  • April 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    02 May 2017

    April 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    Wildlife highlight during April was the discovery of a small colony of grey-backed mining bee (Andrena vaga) at Castle Water by local photographer and bee enthusiast Peter Greenhalf on 3rd April.

     
  • March 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    30 March 2017

    March 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    One sure sign of spring on the reserve is the appearance of the tiny mauve flowers of Danish scurvy grass. This member of the cabbage family is traditionally a coastal plant in the UK, though in the last 50 years it has increasingly colonised roadside verges where its ability to

     
  • February 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    28 February 2017

    February 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    One of the bird highlights during February was a hen harrier which was seen at Castle Water on the 3rd. This species is a mainly winter visitor to the reserve, the summer being spent in its upland breeding habitat.

     
  • New Nature & Bushcraft groups across Sussex

    09 February 2017

    New Nature & Bushcraft groups across Sussex

    Due to popular demand, Sussex Wildlife Trust is expanding its programme of monthly weekend groups for families to enjoy outdoor fun, explore and connect with the natural world across the county this spring.

     
  • Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016

    03 February 2017

    Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve was voted Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016 by an online poll run by Landlove magazine.