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  • How can we grow a love for wildlife?

    02 July 2020

    How can we grow a love for wildlife?

    Fran Southgate asks where does a love for nature come from?

     
  • June 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    01 July 2020

    June 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife

    Bird highlight during June was probably a Grasshopper Warbler which was present on Harbour Farm towards the end of the month.

     
  • Species of the day: House Martin

    01 July 2020

    Species of the day: House Martin

    The delicate House Martin is a remarkably small bird, roughly the size of a Goldfinch. Along with the Swallow, it is without doubt one of our most welcomed spring arrivals

     
  • We speak to actor Robert Bathurst

    01 July 2020

    We speak to actor Robert Bathurst

    We speak to actor Robert Bathurst about lockdown, nature and visiting Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

     
  • Species of the day: Meadow Brown

    29 June 2020

    Species of the day: Meadow Brown

    There’s no British butterfly species more ubiquitous than the Meadow Brown, found in just about every grassy habitat across the British Isles and indeed much further afield

     
  • Orchids in Sussex

    28 June 2020

    Orchids in Sussex

    Every year, Glenn goes out to look for and count orchids.

     
  • Species of the day: Meadowsweet

    27 June 2020

    Species of the day: Meadowsweet

    Should you happen to wander alongside a stream, you may become aware of a rather sweet fragrance, that of the dainty Meadowsweet

     
  • Ratty - or the Water Vole

    26 June 2020

    Ratty - or the Water Vole

    With my wetland hat on, I have a fondness for Ratty – otherwise known as the water vole. These charismatic little ‘water rats’ can act as a flagship for the positive action that we can take to restore our battered water environments.

     
  • A Time Machine

    25 June 2020

    A Time Machine

    The natural rhythms of the seasons, of daylight and the tides have a big influence on us and wildlife

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day One Hundred

    25 June 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day One Hundred

    The final Corona Wildlife Diary.

     
  • Species of the day: Dark Bush Cricket

    24 June 2020

    Species of the day: Dark Bush Cricket

    You’re likely to see a Dark Bush Cricket crawling and sunbathing amongst ancient hedgerows, particularly in the southern half of Britain where they’re the most common

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Ninety-nine

    24 June 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Ninety-nine

    What doesn’t go 99 bonk?