Invertebrates

Wildlife events and courses related to butterflies, bees, beetles, spiders and dragonflies

Upcoming events

• Woods Mill 50: Learn to Love Earthworms (13/03/2019)

  Wednesday, 13th March 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (16/03/2019)

  Saturday, 16th March 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Oodles of Attercops (16/03/2019)

  Saturday, 16th March 2019 2:30 pm - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Signs of Spring (19/03/2019)

  Tuesday, 19th March 2019 3:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Woods Mill Bioblitz (30/03/2019)

  Saturday, 30th March 2019 7:00 am - 3:30 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Celebratory Walk (30/03/2019)

  Saturday, 30th March 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Mud and Minibeasts (16/04/2019)

  Tuesday, 16th April 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• How to Help Bees and Other Pollinators (04/05/2019)

  Saturday, 4th May 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Spring on Seaford Head (08/05/2019)

  Wednesday, 8th May 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• An Introduction to Springtails (12/05/2019)

  Sunday, 12th May 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Whitbread Hollow (30/05/2019)

  Thursday, 30th May 2019 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Butterfly Ball and The Grasshoppers Feast (30/05/2019)

  Thursday, 30th May 2019 10:30 am - 2:30 PM

• Spectacular Spiders (09/06/2019)

  Sunday, 9th June 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Shinewater (13/06/2019)

  Thursday, 13th June 2019 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Gatwick Wildlife Discovery Day (22/06/2019)

  Saturday, 22nd June 2019 7:00 am - 3:00 PM

• Introduction to Identifying Bumblebees (24/06/2019) - Friends of Rye Harbour Members Only

  Monday, 24th June 2019 10:30 am - 12:30 PM

• Cradle Valley/High & Over CP (27/06/2019)

  Thursday, 27th June 2019 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Moth Morning (30/06/2019)

  Sunday, 30th June 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• An Evening with Glow Worms (05/07/2019)

  Friday, 5th July 2019 8:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Walk with a Warden (14/07/2019)

  Sunday, 14th July 2019 2:00 pm - 5:00 PM

• Wildlife Walk in Friston Forest, near Eastbourne (17/07/2019)

  Wednesday, 17th July 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Moths by Moonlight (21/07/2019)

  Sunday, 21st July 2019 9:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Creatures of the Night (24/07/2019) Family Event

  Wednesday, 24th July 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 PM

• Moth Morning (04/08/2019)

  Sunday, 4th August 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Summer Butterflies on Seaford Head (14/08/2019)

  Wednesday, 14th August 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Illustrated Talk (03/10/2019) - Members Only Event

  Thursday, 3rd October 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 PM

Past events

• An Introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies

  Thursday, 4th June 2015 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Family Pond Dip and Birdwatch

  Saturday, 27th June 2015 2:30 pm - 4:30 PM

• Trapping Sharks, Tigers and Elephants!

  Sunday, 28th June 2015 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• An Evening with Glow Worms

  Friday, 10th July 2015 8:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• An Introduction to Summer Butterflies

  Saturday, 11th July 2015 9:30 am - 1:00 PM

• On the Wing

  Sunday, 12th July 2015 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Summer Butterflies of Combe Valley Countryside Park

  Thursday, 16th July 2015 10:45 am - 12:30 PM

• An Introduction to Moths of Sussex

  Saturday, 18th July 2015 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Bumblebees for Beginners

  Sunday, 19th July 2015 10:30 am - 4:00 PM

• The World of Spiders

  Sunday, 19th July 2015 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Moths for All Ages

  Wednesday, 29th July 2015 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Stanmer Park Holiday Club - Minibeast Mayhem (29/07/15)

  Wednesday, 29th July 2015 10:30 am - 3:00 PM

• Minibeasts

  Wednesday, 5th August 2015 1:30 pm - 3:00 PM

• Summer Safari Special - Malling Down Nature Reserve, Lewes

  Thursday, 6th August 2015 10:00 am - 1:30 PM

• Caught in a Trap

  Sunday, 9th August 2015 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Summer Safari and Cream Tea - Burton Mill Pond

  Wednesday, 12th August 2015 1:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• Birds, Bugs and Bats

  Sunday, 23rd August 2015 6:30 pm - 10:00 PM

• Summer Safari Special - Old Lodge Nature Reserve, Ashdown Forest

  Tuesday, 25th August 2015 10:00 am - 2:00 PM

• Summer Safari & Cream Tea - Burton Mill Pond (27/08/15)

  Thursday, 27th August 2015 1:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• A Walk with the Warden (06/03/16)

  Sunday, 6th March 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Gone for a Burton - and Cream Tea (06/05/16)

  Friday, 6th May 2016 1:30 pm - 4:30 PM

• Levin Down Walk (12/05/16)

  Thursday, 12th May 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Gone for a Burton - and Cream Tea (03/06/16)

  Friday, 3rd June 2016 1:30 pm - 4:30 PM

• An Introduction to Beetles (10/06/16)

  Friday, 10th June 2016 9:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Spectacular Spiders (12/06/16)

  Sunday, 12th June 2016 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Guided Walk on part of the Jubilee Trail in Eastbourne (18/06/16)

  Saturday, 18th June 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Midsummer on the Lewes Downs (24/06/16)

  Friday, 24th June 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• An Introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies (25/06/16)

  Saturday, 25th June 2016 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• An Introduction to Moths and Moth Trapping (25/06/16)

  Saturday, 25th June 2016 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Moth Morning (26/06/16)

  Sunday, 26th June 2016 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• An Introduction to Moths and Moth Trapping (26/06/16) - Additional Date

  Sunday, 26th June 2016 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• The Secret Wildlife Festival (1, 2 & 3/07/16)

  Friday, 1st July 2016 5:00 pm - 11:59 PM

• Lodsworth Walk (07/07/16)

  Thursday, 7th July 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• An Evening with Glow Worms (08/07/16)

  Friday, 8th July 2016 8:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Summer Butterflies of Sussex (09/07/16)

  Saturday, 9th July 2016 9:30 am - 1:00 PM

• Identification and Natural History of Bumblebees (09/07/16)

  Saturday, 9th July 2016 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Walk with a Warden (10/07/16)

  Sunday, 10th July 2016 2:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• Tea with The Emperor (14/07/16) - Members Only

  Thursday, 14th July 2016 9:30 am - 11:30 AM

• An Introduction to Bumblebee Ecology and Identification (17/07/16)

  Sunday, 17th July 2016 10:30 am - 4:00 PM

• Marvellous Moths (27/07/16)

  Wednesday, 27th July 2016 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Guided Walk at Marline Valley, Hastings (04/08/16)

  Thursday, 4th August 2016 10:30 am - 1:00 PM

• Moth Morning (07/08/16)

  Sunday, 7th August 2016 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Creatures of the Night Family Event (12/08/16)

  Friday, 12th August 2016 7:30 pm - 10:00 PM

• Moth Evening (14/08/16)

  Sunday, 14th August 2016 8:30 pm - 10:30 PM

• Guided Walk from Warren Hill, Eastbourne (18/08/16)

  Thursday, 18th August 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Cuckmere Valley Walk (15/09/16)

  Thursday, 15th September 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Autumn Wildlife Migration (17/09/16)

  Saturday, 17th September 2016 9:30 am - 4:00 PM

• Walk - Everyone Welcome (08/10/16)

  Saturday, 8th October 2016 9:45 am - 3:00 PM

• Saving our Bumblebees (17/11/16)

  Thursday, 17th November 2016 7:30 pm - 9:30 PM

• Habitat Management for Invertebrates (16/12/16)

  Friday, 16th December 2016 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• The Butterflies and Moths of Sussex (16/02/17)

  Thursday, 16th February 2017 7:30 pm - 9:30 PM

• An Introduction to Hoverflies - Two Day Course - (25 & 26/03/17)

  Saturday, 25th March 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• An Introduction to Micro-moths (06/05/17)

  Saturday, 6th May 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• A Guided Walk at Hailsham Country Park (11/05/17)

  Thursday, 11th May 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• How to Help Bees and other Pollinators (19/05/17)

  Friday, 19th May 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Go Bug Hunting (31/05/17)

  Wednesday, 31st May 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 PM

• Spectacular Spiders (11/06/17)

  Sunday, 11th June 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• A Walk at Seaford Head (22/06/17)

  Thursday, 22nd June 2017 1:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• An Introduction to Moths and Moth Trapping (23/06/17)

  Friday, 23rd June 2017 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• An Introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies (24/06/17)

  Saturday, 24th June 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Moth Morning (25/06/17)

  Sunday, 25th June 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• An Evening with Glow Worms (07/07/17)

  Friday, 7th July 2017 8:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Summer Butterflies of Sussex (08/07/17)

  Saturday, 8th July 2017 9:30 am - 1:00 PM

• Walk - Everyone Welcome (08/07/17)

  Saturday, 8th July 2017 9:45 am - 3:30 PM

• Identification and Natural History of Bumblebees (08/07/17)

  Saturday, 8th July 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Walk with a Warden (09/07/17)

  Sunday, 9th July 2017 2:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• Tea with The Emperor - Members Only Event (13/07/17)

  Thursday, 13th July 2017 9:30 am - 11:30 AM

• A Walk from Butchershole Bottom (18/07/17)

  Tuesday, 18th July 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Marvellous Moths (26/07/17)

  Wednesday, 26th July 2017 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Sussex Half Day Dragonfly Safari - Amberley Wildbrooks (28/07/17)

  Friday, 28th July 2017 10:00 am - 1:30 PM

• Half Day Dragonfly Safari - Old Lodge (01/08/17)

  Tuesday, 1st August 2017 10:00 am - 1:30 PM

• Half Day Dragonfly Safari - Woods Mill (05/08/17)

  Saturday, 5th August 2017 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Moth Morning (06/08/17)

  Sunday, 6th August 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• A Walk in Eastbourne along part of the Jubilee Way (08/08/17)

  Tuesday, 8th August 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• A Summer Circular Wildlife Walk around the Eastbourne Downs (09/08/17)

  Wednesday, 9th August 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Lewes Downs (11/08/17)

  Friday, 11th August 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Moth Evening (13/08/17)

  Sunday, 13th August 2017 8:30 pm - 10:30 PM

• Sussex Half Day Dragonfly Safari - Lewes Railway Lands (15/08/17)

  Tuesday, 15th August 2017 10:00 am - 1:30 PM

• A Walk in Old Lodge Nature Reserve, Ashdown Forest (14/09/17)

  Thursday, 14th September 2017 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• An Introduction to Flies (03/03/2018)

  Saturday, 3rd March 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• A Walk at Barcombe Mills, nr Lewes (21/04/18)

  Saturday, 21st April 2018 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Moth Trap Morning (18/05/18)

  Friday, 18th May 2018 8:30 am - 10:00 AM

• Old Lodge Walk (30/05/18) - Members Only Event

  Wednesday, 30th May 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Creepy Crawlies (30/05/18)

  Wednesday, 30th May 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 PM

• Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast (31/05/18)

  Thursday, 31st May 2018 10:30 am - 2:30 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Moth Trap Opening and Bird Walk (09/06/18)

  Saturday, 9th June 2018 7:30 am - 9:00 AM

• Spectacular Spiders (10/06/18)

  Sunday, 10th June 2018 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• An Introduction to the Spiders of Sussex (15/06/18)

  Friday, 15th June 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Identification and Natural History of Bumblebees & Other Bees (16/06/18)

  Saturday, 16th June 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Summer Butterflies and Dragonflies (20/06/18)

  Wednesday, 20th June 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Night on the Heath (21/06/18) - Members Only Event

  Thursday, 21st June 2018 8:30 pm - 10:30 PM

• An Introduction to Moths and Moth Trapping (22/06/18)

  Friday, 22nd June 2018 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• An Introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies (23/06/18)

  Saturday, 23rd June 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Moth Morning (24/06/18)

  Sunday, 24th June 2018 10:00 am - 10:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Wildflowers and Invertebrates (28/06/18)

  Thursday, 28th June 2018 11:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Moth Trap Morning (29/06/18)

  Friday, 29th June 2018 8:30 am - 10:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (30/06/18)

  Saturday, 30th June 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (30/06/18)

  Saturday, 30th June 2018 2:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Tea with The Emperor (04/07/18) - Members Only Event

  Wednesday, 4th July 2018 1:30 pm - 3:30 PM

• Summer Butterflies on Seaford Head (05/07/18)

  Thursday, 5th July 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• Summer Butterflies of Sussex (07/07/18)

  Saturday, 7th July 2018 9:30 am - 1:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (07/07/18)

  Saturday, 7th July 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (07/07/18)

  Saturday, 7th July 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Walk with a Warden (08/07/18)

  Sunday, 8th July 2018 2:00 pm - 4:30 PM

• Tea with The Emperor (11/07/18) - Members Only Event

  Wednesday, 11th July 2018 1:30 pm - 3:30 PM

• Summer at Ebernoe Commom (12/07/18)

  Thursday, 12th July 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 PM

• A Walk at Cornish Farm / Horseshoe Plantation, nr Belle Tout (19/07/18)

  Thursday, 19th July 2018 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Moths by Moonlight (22/07/18)

  Sunday, 22nd July 2018 9:00 pm - 11:00 PM

• Marvellous Moths (25/07/18)

  Wednesday, 25th July 2018 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Moth Trap Morning (27/07/18)

  Friday, 27th July 2018 8:30 am - 10:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (28/07/18)

  Saturday, 28th July 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (28/07/18)

  Saturday, 28th July 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Minibeasts (01/08/18)

  Wednesday, 1st August 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Summer Butterflies and Dragonflies (01/08/18)

  Wednesday, 1st August 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• A Walk at Butt's Brow, Eastbourne (04/08/18)

  Saturday, 4th August 2018 10:00 am - 1:00 PM

• Moth Morning (05/08/18)

  Sunday, 5th August 2018 10:00 am - 11:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Late Summer Bird Walk (08/08/18)

  Wednesday, 8th August 2018 7:30 am - 9:30 AM

• Introduction to Grasshoppers & Crickets (11/08/18)

  Saturday, 11th August 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (11/08/18)

  Saturday, 11th August 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (11/08/18)

  Saturday, 11th August 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Moths by Moonlight (12/08/18)

  Sunday, 12th August 2018 8:30 pm - 10:30 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Wildflowers and Invertebrates (23/08/2018)

  Thursday, 23rd August 2018 2:30 pm - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Moth Trap Morning (31/08/18)

  Friday, 31st August 2018 8:30 am - 10:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50: Bioblitz at Woods Mill (31/08/18)

  Friday, 31st August 2018 7:30 pm - 9:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Bioblitz at Woods Mill (01/09/18)

  Saturday, 1st September 2018 6:00 am - 2:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (08/09/18)

  Saturday, 8th September 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (29/09/18)

  Saturday, 29th September 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk (29/09/18)

  Saturday, 29th September 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Migrating Birds in Autumn (04/10/18)

  Thursday, 4th October 2018 7:30 am - 9:30 AM

• Illustrated Talk (30/10/18)

  Tuesday, 30th October 2018 7:30 pm - 9:30 PM

• Wildlife Walk (23/11/18)

  Friday, 23rd November 2018 1:00 pm - 3:30 PM

• Woods Mill 50: Christmas Wildlife Walk (19/12/18)

  Wednesday, 19th December 2018 8:00 am - 10:00 AM

• Woods Mill 50 : Brown Hairstreak Egg Hunt (20/01/2019)

  Sunday, 20th January 2019 11:00 am - 12:30 PM