March 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
31 March 2021
Despite the often cold weather during March, there were definitely signs of spring in the air at Rye Harbour.
Archive of: Wetland 2
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WeBS Counts
15 March 2021
The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.
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A closer look at Frogbit
07 March 2021
Frogbit is a floating plant of freshwater. Its leaves look like a tiny water lily, but the flowers have just three delicate white petals.
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February 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 March 2021
One of the bird highlights during February (certainly for me) was a Jack Snipe on Harbour Farm on the 23rd.
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January 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
02 February 2021
A sure sign of the advancing year is the first appearance of the flowers of Common Whitlowgrass on Camber Castle
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A Beaver's tale
02 February 2021
The design of a beaver’s tail is quite unlike that of any other mammal you might see. It is thought to have a multitude of uses, such as helping them to guide their route as they navigate through the water.
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Celebrating wetlands - where land meets water
01 February 2021
We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is a problem not just for nature, but for people too.
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A sad farewell to Bramber the beaver
20 January 2021
It is with great sadness and disappointment that Knepp Estate announces the death of Bramber the beaver on 13 Jan 2021, shortly after recapturing him from his travels down the River Adur.
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Return of the Natives
08 December 2020
In an earlier blog I recounted the tale of species which have been new arrivals on the Nature Reserve in the last 50 years.
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November 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
30 November 2020
Wildlife highlight during November was a Shore Lark which was present on the Beach Reserve from the 16th to the end of the month.