News

  • Work for Good

    17 June 2021

    Work for Good

    ​Are you a small business owner who wants to make a positive impact in your community? Use your business for good, and raise awareness of a cause you care about

     
  • Meet our staff: Hannah Miles - Discovery Centre Assistant Manager

    17 June 2021

    Meet our staff: Hannah Miles - Discovery Centre Assistant Manager

    We speak to new Assistant Manager Hannah Miles at Rye Harbour Discovery Centre about how it’s all going in the new visitor centre

     
  • Return of the Sussex Emerald

    14 June 2021

    Return of the Sussex Emerald

    The Sussex Emerald (Thalera fimbrialis) moth is a very rare beast in the UK, with breeding traditionally restricted to the disturbed shingle habitats at Dungeness in Kent

     
  • What does Nature's Recovery mean for our decision makers?

    14 June 2021

    What does Nature's Recovery mean for our decision makers?

    Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Director of Conservation calls on decision makers to challenge ‘business-as-usual’

     
  • The healing power of nature: 30 Days Wild week 2

    12 June 2021

    The healing power of nature: 30 Days Wild week 2

    David Philips blogs about Week Two of his 2021 30 Days Wild adventures

     
  • A rose chafer by any other name

    11 June 2021

    A rose chafer by any other name

    The rose chafer is one seriously glamorous insect. Each one looks like it’s been designed, carefully crafted, coated in the most dazzling metallic green and hand polished.

     
  • A 30 Days Wild minibeast hunt

    10 June 2021

    A 30 Days Wild minibeast hunt

    Look under leaves, lift up logs (placing them back down carefully), peer into cracks and crevices – who knows what miniature marvels you might find!

     
  • Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas

    08 June 2021

    Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas

    The Wildlife Trusts cheer long fought-for arrival of first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned

     
  • Bee Orchid

    07 June 2021

    Bee Orchid

    The Bee Orchid exploits male bees by promising them the one thing they value more than a good meal. The flowers do a passable impression of a stripy female bee, complete with furry body, outstretched wings and an irresistible female scent.

     

Around Sussex

  • New Leaflet

    13 July 2015

    New Leaflet

    We have produced a new leaflet about Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

     
  • A white-letter day

    13 July 2015

    A white-letter day

    The white-letter hairstreak is a rare butterfly in Sussex but if you find some elms you may be in luck and see one flying around the canopy or a pair of territorial males fighting high above the tree. The caterpillars of this hairstreak feed on elms and as our elms

     
  • Eastbourne Group Walk Report - Cornish Farm on 7 July 2015

    12 July 2015

    Eastbourne Group Walk Report - Cornish Farm on 7 July 2015

    Eastbourne Group Cornish Farm Walk