Archive
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13 February 2021
A Guide to Dating (if you were a Leopard Slug)
Glenn Norris takes a wry look at the fascinating “romantic but disgusting” courtship rituals of the Leopard Slug
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12 February 2021
The Economics of Biodiversity
A major review has been produced by Sir Partha Dasgupta, Professor of Economics and Cambridge University – “The Economics of Biodiversity”, looking at the economics of biodiversity, but it in a quite fundamental way.
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11 February 2021
Standing up for wildlife
At a time of ecological crisis, we look to our public bodies to restore nature and not perpetuate the permitted loss that has contributed to the UK’s depleted wildlife at land and at sea.
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10 February 2021
Mile (ish) High Club
James Duncan looks up at the amazing world of aerial raptor courtship
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09 February 2021
Meet our staff - Glenn Norris Reserves Ecologist
We speak to Glenn Norris, Reserves Ecologist about what his job entails.
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08 February 2021
Courting Danger
Most, if not all spiders employ some form of courtship when wooing a prospective partner.
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04 February 2021
Tilly Hopkins - what Rye Harbour Nature Reserve means to me
Tilly Hopkins blogs about why Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, and nature, is so important to her and her mental health.
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04 February 2021
Fish tail tales
You may have noticed that different species of fish have different shaped tails. These different shapes have evolved over time depending on the lifestyle of the fish.
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04 February 2021
A Year in the Life of the Sussex Wildlife Trust Ecologist - Answers
Glenn Norris answers some of the questions we didn’t have time for at our recent members-only webinar
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03 February 2021
Tails you win
Tails come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. If you’re a vertebrate, you’ve probably got one – though humans (and all great apes) are notable exceptions. So why do animals have tails, what are they used for, and why don’t we have one?
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02 February 2021
January 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
A sure sign of the advancing year is the first appearance of the flowers of Common Whitlowgrass on Camber Castle
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02 February 2021
A Beaver's tale
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.