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You can spot thousands of plant and wildlife species in Sussex. From bold birds and delicate orchids, to shy deer, stunning starfish or brightly patterned butterflies. There’s so much to see and hear, even in our towns. Below are just a few key species to look out for…
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Oct 7
Nice weather for ducks.
📷 © Roger Wilmshurst
Oct 6
Geology rocks!🎒
Shout out to the foundations under our feet on International #GeodiversityDay – a celebration of all of the non-living, but no less vital, parts of nature ⛰️
#Geology #Biodiversity #Friends
📷Malling Down © Stuart Conway
Oct 5
After months of planning, it was amazing to see SeaFest come to life – made by young people, for young people. The creativity, passion and teamwork shown by our Youth Rangers made this sold-out event a brilliant example of what young people can achieve when given the space to lead.
Feeling inspired to help protect Sussex`s incredible marine wildlife? Find out how you can get involved and take action for nature on our website.
#YouthAction #MarineConservation
📷 Illustration & first photo © Linden Burland, all other photos © Kai Hilton
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.
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