Archive of: Southerham

  • Puppy Love

    Puppy Love

    22 February 2019

    All about Patsy the sheepdog puppy, and why sheep are so important in maintaining precious chalk downland in which wildlife can thrive

  • The value of casual recording

    The value of casual recording

    26 May 2018

    The Trust’s Senior Ecologist blogs about the value of stumbling across quite a lot of good species whilst doing other things.

  • Be tick aware

    Be tick aware

    22 May 2018

    Now summer is here it is a good time to brush up on your knowledge of ticks, where they live and what sensible precautions you can take.

  • Badger Vaccination in Sussex

    Badger Vaccination in Sussex

    15 December 2015

    Sussex Wildlife Trust - in partnership with the volunteer led Sussex Badger Vaccination Group - begun a five year programme of badger vaccinations at both our Malling Down and Southerham nature reserves.

  • The Phantom of the Diptera

    The Phantom of the Diptera

    01 July 2015

    The phantom hoverfly is genuinely rare and difficult to find and is quite a convincing wasp mimic, even moving like a wasp.

  • 21.08.14 Orchids, butterflies and monsters

    22 August 2014

    The weather was kind to us on our August hike to Bible Bottom today. On Cliffe High street a busking trombonist sent us on our way with a rendition of 'Sunny side of the Street'. Soon we were up amongst the flower rich downland of our Southerham reserve above the

  • 15/16/17.06.14 A hundred kites over Southerham

    24 June 2014

    As part of our DownTown Lewes project we have been working with Southover school. This week we took over 100 pupils to our Southerham reserve over three days. The hike to the reserve gave the children a chance to experience the amazing countryside that is available to them around Lewes.
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