Archive
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20 October 2020
Species Spotlight: Merlin
It’s eminently possible many living in Sussex may never have seen a Merlin. For like a huge array of birds the Merlin is a migrant, a breeding inhabitant of chilly northern latitudes
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20 October 2020
Destination Sussex - bird migration
Our Sussex birds are not ours. We share them with places thousands of miles away. Sussex is part of an international network of places that need wildlife sites to be maintained and not developed.
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19 October 2020
Unblocktober
Sussex Wildlife Trust are supporting Unblocktober – a national campaign and awareness month during October to improve the health of our drains, sewers, watercourses and seas.
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18 October 2020
The winter thrushes are on the move
The clocks are changing, the seasons are shifting and the birds are on the move.
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15 October 2020
£450 million to sever landscapes and principles
Today, Highways England announced its preferred option for the much-debated Arundel A27 consultation. This road leads nowhere that we want to go.
Despite significantly cheaper and less damaging options being presented, the ‘grey route’ will cause irreparable damage to our wildlife and the Arun valley floodplain.
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13 October 2020
Why don't spiders get stuck in their own webs?
Why don’t spider get stuck in their own webs? Charlotte Owen explains.
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12 October 2020
My work for Sussex Wildlife Trust
We speak to Jess Price about her work at Sussex Wildlife Trust
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10 October 2020
Attack of the Eight-legged Ladies
This month ends with Halloween. Outside, the undead patrol the streets. My advice is to lock your doors, close your curtains and turn off the lights. But what if the very thing that you’re most terrified of is locked in the house with you?
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09 October 2020
Living with spiders
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
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08 October 2020
Response to Horsham District Council's press release on Rookwood golf course
Sussex Wildlife Trust’s response to Horsham District Council’s press release about Rookwood golf course.
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08 October 2020
Winter Wetland Birds at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
The first of the really cold weather will soon hit Europe and many waterbirds will find our warm Sussex coastal wetlands to their liking.
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07 October 2020
Bluefin Tuna
Officers at the Sussex IFCA were surprised to find an Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) which had washed up on the shores of Chichester Harbour.