Archive of: Wetland 2
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01 June 2020
May 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
May can often be a good month for rare and uncommon visitors to the reserve and this year was a case in point!
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04 May 2020
Breathing new life into a neglected farm pond
Local community groups have restored Rolls Farm pond
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31 March 2020
March 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
Bird highlight during March was a Glossy Ibis which was seen at Castle Water and on Harbour Farm.
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28 March 2020
Wonderful Waders
Wading birds come in all sorts of size and shape.
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04 March 2020
Denizens of the Dark
At this time of the year there is always much excitement around the appearance of the first bumblebee or the first butterfly, and why not?
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28 February 2020
Is it as simple as planting trees to reduce flood risk?
We have seen widespread calls for increased tree planting, primarily in tackling climate change, Sam Buckland from Sussex Flow Initiative looks at the issues.
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26 February 2020
February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife
Despite the fairly dreadful weather during February, this month did see several signs of the oncoming spring on the reserve.
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03 February 2020
Beaver back in Sussex
After an absence of over 400 years, the beaver is coming back to Sussex.
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30 January 2020
January 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife
This month continued a good run of Knot numbers on the reserve, with at least 100 present on Flat Beach
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26 January 2020
Glassworts
they are a flowering plant with what must be the smallest of flowers.
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07 January 2020
Celebrate World Wetlands Day 2020 at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Wetlands are enormously important. They help provide clean water, storm protection and biodiversity. So what exactly are wetlands?
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06 January 2020
December 2019 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
It was good to see a Smew on the reserve this month, with a ‘redhead’ (i.e. female or immature) present on the Quarry from the 9th until the end of the month.