Archive
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06 May 2020
Species of the day: Blackbird
The Blackbird may well evoke a stronger sense of connection to us than any other bird, possessing the quintessential song of the English summer
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06 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty.
Fifty days! A look back over the past seven weeks of the Corona Wildlife Diary
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05 May 2020
Helping Hedgehogs
It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week and these much-loved prickly characters need our help. No longer a common sight, hedgehogs numbers have dropped by a third in the last ten years alone. Changes to both urban and rural landscapes have made life much tougher for them but thankfully our gardens are proving to be a real stronghold.
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05 May 2020
Behind the Lens with Pete Brooks
Peter Brooks tells us about his wildlife photography and how a photo of a lighthouse led to him getting married
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05 May 2020
Species of the day: Zebra Spider
To any arachnophobe, the notion of a spider that jumps must surely be the most terrifying thought. Fortunately the Zebra Spider maxes out at a mere 9mm
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05 May 2020
Nudibranchs AKA Seaslugs
Ella Garrud spends lockdown thinking about what she might be seeing in rockpools, such as nudibranchs or seaslugs, which are not closely related to garden slugs.
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05 May 2020
April 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
This month was strange under “lockdown” with mostly just very local people out and about enjoying their restricted walks and cycling on the reserve and in such lovely weather.
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04 May 2020
Species of the day: Garlic Mustard
The naming of Garlic Mustard is technically a little misleading, at least in a botanical sense, for it bears no relation to the true garlics. It does, however, smell just like them
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04 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-nine
An unusual shaped pond and an unusual shaped plant.
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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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04 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-eight
Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
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03 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-Seven
The results from today’s Back Garden Bird Race