Archive

  • AGM #3 Friday 17 May 7pm start

    25 April 2024

    AGM #3 Friday 17 May 7pm start

    So much more than an AGM! Join us to hear about our exciting 4 projects making a difference to wildlife in the Arun Valley. Then join SWT leaders on a bat walk around Woods Mill. Please click and book up in advance.

     
  • Made By Me By the Sea - meet Vicky Anne Vaughan

    25 April 2024

    Made By Me By the Sea - meet Vicky Anne Vaughan

    Vicky Anne Vaughan is a digital artist based in Worthing, who is kind enough to be fundraising for Sussex Wildlife Trust with her Sussex wildlife-inspired art. .

     
  • Volunteers reminisce part 2. Woods Mill

    25 April 2024

    Volunteers reminisce part 2. Woods Mill

    We hear from Christine Dafter, who has been an Education Volunteer at Woods Mill for many years

     
  • Our Wild Sussex: 30 x 30

    24 April 2024

    Our Wild Sussex: 30 x 30

    30 by 30 has become shorthand for the global imperative to restore nature. It calls for 30% of land and sea globally to be meaningfully protected for nature by 2030

     
  • Volunteers reminisce, part 1. The joy of Ebernoe

    23 April 2024

    Volunteers reminisce, part 1. The joy of Ebernoe

    In the second of a series of three blogs about volunteering for the Trust, we hear from retiring Ebernoe volunteer, Mary Travers. Huge thanks to Mary for all her incredible volunteering work for the Trust over the years.

     
  • Publication of The Fight for the South Downs

    23 April 2024

    Publication of The Fight for the South Downs

    Robin Crane, CBE, Vice President of Sussex Wildlife Trust, has written a book that encompasses the story of the South Downs Campaign, the special qualities of the South Downs and Western Weald, plus the evolution of its landscapes and communities over the centuries.

     
  • Turning the tide for wildlife

    22 April 2024

    Turning the tide for wildlife

    Our new strategy, Our Wild Sussex, sets out our vision and commitment to turning the tide for wildlife. By 2030, nature in Sussex will be in recovery. At least 30% of land and sea will be protected and well managed for wildlife as we broaden our impact beyond the boundaries of our nature reserves to deliver innovative wildlife projects which allow nature to thrive.

     
  • Meet our members: Jan and Stan Abrahams

    21 April 2024

    Meet our members: Jan and Stan Abrahams

    Jan and Stan Abrahams have been members of Sussex Wildlife Trust since 1967 and have been very involved over the years. Emma Chaplin went along to their Ditchling home to catch up with them

     
  • Marvellous metamorphosis: Inside the chrysalis

    17 April 2024

    Marvellous metamorphosis: Inside the chrysalis

    Find out all about a metamorphosis that has captivated human imagination for centuries.

     
  • We talk to Art Rovers and find out about the Shout Out for Owls

    17 April 2024

    We talk to Art Rovers and find out about the Shout Out for Owls

    We meet Jo Goddard and Mimi Butler of Art Rovers to find out about Roost at the Mill this summer - and how to help fundraise for the Trust by means of crafty owls

     
  • Calling all River Guardians

    15 April 2024

    Calling all River Guardians

    Join us in surveying the water quality of our local rivers around the ARUN. This Citizen Science project is being run by the Arun & Rather Rivers Trust (ARRT). Read more how you can get involved now.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: March 2024

    15 April 2024

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: March 2024

    Find out the wildlife highlights for March, from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.