Rye Harbour | Sussex Wildlife Trust

15 July 2025

From adversity to adventure

One of our recent visitors at Rye Harbour, Genny Brown, is training to become “the first black woman to ski 1200km from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole”.

15 July 2025

There's no such thing as a seagull

Esmay left us a field sketch of a correctly labelled ‘gull’ in one of our bird hides. Through the powers of social media, we managed to track her down and find out more about her love of bird watching.

02 July 2025

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: June 2025

An exciting visitor last seen at the nature reserve in 1996 was just one of the many sightings last month.

23 June 2025

Our Elusive Water Voles

Elusive, endangered, and NOT rats. Our native Water Voles are pretty special, and we must protect them.

17 June 2025

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: May 2025

A Red-footed Falcon, Temminck’s Stilt and Black-winged Stilt were some of the rarer wildlife sightings from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in May.

06 June 2025

Volunteers' week: Meet Dick Hogg

Goat lookerer and moth trapper extraordinaire. Meet volunteer, Dick Hogg, and find out why he loves volunteering.

03 June 2025

Volunteers' week: Meet Andy Bugden

This Volunteers’ Week, we’re celebrating the people who make a difference by dedicating their time to support Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

20 May 2025

Meet wildlife animator: Will Rose

Will is a man on a mission to share his love of wildlife through animation. Watch his new animation all about the breeding terns at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.