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  • 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

     
  • 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.

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: April 2024

    14 April 2024

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: April 2024

    From booming Bittern to carpets of Ivy-leaved Toadflax, discover the sightings at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in April.

     
  • Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone consultation

    11 April 2024

    Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone consultation

    Sussex IFCA are currently running a consultation on the proposed fisheries management for the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). This public consultation ends on Friday 19 April.

     

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Around Sussex

  • Species of the day: Pied Wagtail

    29 April 2020

    Species of the day: Pied Wagtail

    The chirpy Pied Wagtail is a bird summed up nicely by its name, though it has many others in folklore, including the widespread “willie wagtail” and charming “peggy dishwasher.”

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-three

    29 April 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-three

    I build a Grass Snake heap, go shopping for horse manure and get into another argument.

     
  • Species of the day: Hawthorn

    28 April 2020

    Species of the day: Hawthorn

    With its distinctive leaves, the Common Hawthorn is a familiar sight amongst spring hedgerows. Its colloquial name of ‘May-tree’ is entirely suggestive of its typical flowering period

     

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