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Oct 4
We went scrub bashing with Locate Productions to mark the Autumn Equinox. It was tiring, sweaty, impactful work, carried out to restore and protect the biodiverse chalk grasslands of Malling Down. Big thanks to @locateproductions for the coffee, flapjacks and energising chat, and to @lukerspencer for capturing the event 📸
Oct 3
Paul Pinnington accesses our Stedham Common Nature Reserve using his buggy. He was kind enough to share these lovely recent early autumn photos with us.
Oct 2
Leaf it with us. Free UK shipping, this weekend only. 🍂🦔
Everything in your basket qualifies until midnight Sunday. Perfect for early gifting or a little something for you.
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#SussexWildlifeTrust #FreeShipping #AutumnVibes #WildlifeGifts
Oct 1
Celebrity Traitors Series 2 is BACK! To celebrate, we have created these HARROWING images for your enjoyment… (sorry) why does James Acaster lowkey suit being a Kestrel though? 🐦⬛
Extended apologies to James Blunt and Prof. Hannah Fry for these monstrosities 🫣
Who is your favourite in the series so far? Let us know! 👇 Don`t forget to follow us to see more…there`s more to come!
#celebritytraitors #thecelebritytraitorsuk #traitors
Sep 29
From Barry Yates: "A Raven found an old gull egg. It must be well past its best before date!"
Sep 28
This is your going-into-Autumn reminder to keep taking those staff meetings outside 🌳📵
#WorkWellbeing #WorkingInConservation #GetOutdoors
📷© Kerry Williams
Sep 27
Early September, male Ivy Bees emerge, about 2 weeks before females, when scores of males can be seen flying low over the ground with an audible hum, like honeybees around a hive. They`re waiting for the first females to emerge. When one does, the male bees try to mate with her & this is when you might see a mating ball such as this one
📸Michael Howard.
Sep 26
You hear their burbling song in the willows, but rarely see them! The Cetti`s Warbler, as spotted by Dave Rowlands. Named after 18th century zoologist, Francesco Cetti. Note how short the wings are.
Sep 25
What is this strange looking underwater beast, recently seen on one of our Seasearch dives? 🤿
It`s two Leathery Sea Squirts attached to an Oyster – of course! 😅🦪
#Marine #Seasearch #ScubaDiving
📷© Francis Jeffcock
Sep 24
He went what-away you say? Lovely Yellowhammer, posted on the Nature Table by Neale Ambrose.
Yellowhammers are Red Listed. They can be seen perched, singing their `a little bit of bread and no cheese` song.
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