News
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11 June 2024
30 Days Wild with my daughter
Species Recovery Officer Matt Phelps tells us about the joys of sharing nature with his young daughter, including for 30 Days Wild
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10 June 2024
Restore Nature Now
Henri Brocklebank, Director of Conservation at Sussex Wildlife Trust is calling on people living in Sussex to join Trust staff and members to ‘March for Nature’ on Saturday 22 June 2024
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10 June 2024
Why is fire so important for community building?
Why has Sophie Atkinson invested time and money in fire and cooking equipment for her new role as Youth Action Officer? It’s all about the community you build around a fire.
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08 June 2024
Welcoming EMAS to a nature-based activity day
It was a great pleasure for the Trust to welcome around 40 members of Brighton-based Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS) to Woods Mill for a wellbeing day in nature
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08 June 2024
Meet the staff - Helen Rafferty
Meet our new Head of People and Operations - Helen Rafferty. Find out about her love of working for organisations with cause and purpose, as well as her saxophone skills and what makes for a perfect Sunday
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08 June 2024
Happy World Ocean Day!
World Ocean Day is on June 8th every year and is the day we celebrate how vital the Ocean is to the health of our planet.
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07 June 2024
Meet Charles Ashe - Volunteer Reserve Manager
Meet Volunteer Reserve Manager for West Dean woods, Charles Ashe and find out about the reserve and the coppicing regime that happens here
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07 June 2024
Staff - favourite marine species for World Ocean Day
For World Ocean Day 2024, we asked around the staff team for their favourite marine species. There is such an amazing world of wildlife beneath (and near) the water.
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06 June 2024
Swifts - the screaming 'devil birds' of summer
They may not look like much (they’re basically two wings and a mouth) but it’s hard to explain their abilities without making them sound supernatural. Read about Swifts.
Around Sussex
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07 May 2020
Species of the day: Green Shield Bug
Unfortunately there’s always been a common tendency to call all manner of insects ‘bugs.’ In the case of the Green Shield Bug it’s quite correct, for it’s a ‘true bug’ within the substantial order Hemiptera
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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