Sussex Wildlife Trust run courses and events for all ages. Whether you want to discover more about the wildlife of Sussex, spend time exploring one of our spectacular nature reserves or learn a new skill, there is something for you. 

You can view all our events, month by month, by visiting our What's on page or follow us on Eventbrite to be the first to hear about new events as they go online. 

Did you know that we run free walks for our Sussex Wildlife Trust members with special lower rates on most events and courses?

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Categories
Adult Learning (1) Arts and Craft (2) Birds (3) Forest School Training (1) Health & Wellbeing (1) Invertebrates (1) Marine (1) Members only (1) Nature Tots (2) Walks (1) Wild Beach Training (1) Wildlife Rangers (12-16 Years) (1) Youth Action (1)
Locations
Rye Harbour (13) Tilgate Park, Crawley (1) Woods Mill (1)

Wednesday, 2nd May 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Woods Mill 50: Bluebell Walk (02/05/18)

Bluebell Walk

The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells,...

Wednesday, 2nd May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (02/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Thursday, 3rd May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

A Walk at Ashburnham Place (03/05/18)

Eastbourne Group Event

Ms Jay Ashworth, from the centre,...

Thursday, 3rd May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tilgate Park Nature Tots - Thursdays (03/05/18)

Thursday 3 - 17 May (3 sessions) - Tilgate Park, Crawley - with Tamara

10:00 -...

Fully booked

Thursday, 3rd May 2018, 7:45 PM - 9:45 PM

Woods Mill Wander - After Dark (03/05/18) - Members Only Event

Our monthly Woods Mill Wanders allow us to observe the wildlife of our reserve through the...

Friday, 4th May 2018, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Sussex Bird Safari - Rye Harbour (04/05/18)

We will spend the day exploring this wonderful SWT Reserve at a time when migrants will be...

Friday, 4th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Woods Mill Wander - (04/05/18) - Members Only Event

Join us on a guided walk around our Woods Mill reserve. The event starts with refreshments and a...

Friday, 4th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stanmer Park Nature Tots - Fridays (04/05/18)

Friday 4 - 25 May (4 sessions) – Stanmer Park, Brighton, (Upper Lodges Site) – with...

Fully booked

Saturday, 5th May 2018, 4:15 AM - 7:00 AM

Dawn Chorus (05/05/18) - Additional Date

The sound of the spring dawn chorus on our Woods Mill reserve is something you have to...

Fully booked

Saturday, 5th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Wildlife Watch - Rye Harbour (05/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

Our monthly club for children aged 5-11 offering a...

Saturday, 5th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk AM (05/05/18)

Weekend Wildlife Walk

Join us as we set out to explore Woods Mill in spring,...

Saturday, 5th May 2018, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk PM (05/05/18)

Weekend Wildlife Walk

Join us as we set out to explore Woods Mill in spring, observing and...

Sunday, 6th May 2018, 4:15 AM - 7:00 AM

Dawn Chorus (06/05/18)

The sound of the spring dawn chorus on our Woods Mill reserve is something you have to...

Fully booked

Sunday, 6th May 2018, 4:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Wader Watch (06/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

Celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day with an early...

Tuesday, 8th May 2018, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Moth Trap Event (08/05/18)

Eastbourne Group Event

This is a strictly BOOKINGS ONLY event as...

Wednesday, 9th May 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Woods Mill 50: Bluebell Walk (09/05/18)

Bluebell Walk

The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells, making...

Wednesday, 9th May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (09/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Thursday, 10th May 2018, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Nightingales (10/05/18)

The evening will start in the classroom where you will get a chance to hear about the life cycle...

Fully booked

Friday, 11th May 2018, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Woods Mill 50: Spring Morning Walk (11/05/18)

Spring Morning Walk

Friday, 11th May 2018 07:00 AM - 08:30...

Friday, 11th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Woods Mill Wander (11/05/2018)

Extra Date Added

Sorry this event is fully booked

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Friday, 11th May 2018, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Spring on Seaford Head (11/05/17)8

Join us as we look for incoming migrant birds, emerging butterflies and other wildlife on this...

Friday, 11th May 2018, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Bat Night at Seven Sisters Country Park (11/05/18)

As the sun sets over the Seven Sisters the bats take to the skies. Join us for a walk around...

Saturday, 12th May 2018, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Seasearch Observer Course (12/05/18)

This course is the first step towards becoming a Seasearch diver. This is a one-day...

Saturday, 12th May 2018, 9:45 AM - 3:30 PM

Walk - Everyone Welcome (12/05/18)

Meet in good time for a 9.45 departure from the Three Horseshoes, Elsted, Midhurst, GU29 0YJ...

Saturday, 12th May 2018, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Castle Water Wildlife Walk (12/05/18)

A walk to Camber Castle with an opportunity to look inside this old fortification. Visit the...

Sunday, 13th May 2018, 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Seasearch Observer Qualifying Dives (13/05/18)

Those participating on the Seasearch Observer course will need to complete two dives with a...

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Monday, 14th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Chesworth Farm Nature Tots - Mondays (14/05/18)

Monday 14 - 21 May 2018 (2 sessions, excluding Bank Holiday 7 May) – Chesworth Farm, Horsham,...

4 spaces left

Monday, 14th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Wildlife Walk on The Dover (14/05/18)

Chichester Group Event

Wildlife walk on The Dover (near Arundel) led by...

Monday, 14th May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (14/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Tuesday, 15th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

A Walk at Mount Caburn - Lewes Downs (15/05/18)

Eastbourne Group Event

An uphill walk which climbs...

Tuesday, 15th May 2018, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Shoresearch, Eastboure (15/05/18)

The Pound is located to the western end of Eastbourne’s shingle beach and falls within the...

Tuesday, 15th May 2018, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Woods Mill 50: Dusk Birds (15/05/18)

Dusk Birds

Join us as dusk settles to look and listen for the variety of bird...

Wednesday, 16th May 2018, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Guided Walk Around Stephen Dalton's Woodland, Ardingly (16/5/18) - Members Only

Join us for a rare opportunity to look around the private woodland belonging to Stephen Dalton,...

Wednesday, 16th May 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Woods Mill 50: Bluebell Walk (16/05/18)

Bluebell Walk

The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells, making...

Wednesday, 16th May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (16/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Thursday, 17th May 2018, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Birding Japan and Outlying Islands (17/05/18)

Eastbourne Group Event

An illustrated talk in which Prof. Bob Self,...

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

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

Moth Trap Morning

Incredibly, over 2500 species of moths have been recorded in the...

Friday, 18th May 2018, 7:30 PM - 10:00 AM

An Evening with Bats (18/05/18)

The evening will start indoors with a presentation on the ecology of bats and an introduction to...

Fully booked

Saturday, 19th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Mindfulness in Nature (19/05/2018)

Due to popular demand we have added an additional date - Saturday 2 June

Mindfulness is...

Fully booked

Saturday, 19th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

An Introduction to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - Walk 1 (19/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

This is the first in a series of three walks that aim...

Saturday, 19th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk AM (19/05/18)

Weekend Wildlife Walk

Join us as we set out to explore Woods Mill in spring, observing and...

Saturday, 19th May 2018, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Woods Mill 50: Weekend Wildlife Walk PM (19/05/18)

Weekend Wildlife Walk

Join us as we set out to explore Woods Mill in spring, observing and...

Sunday, 20th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Friend's Breeding Seabirds (20/05/18) - Friends Members Only

Rye Harbour Event

Come and watch the sea come in on a spring tide and...

Monday, 21st May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (21/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Tuesday, 22nd May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Meet the Trust's Grazing Team (22/5/18) - Members Only

A chance to meet the Trust's grazing team (staff and animals), and a walk of approx. two miles...

Tuesday, 22nd May 2018, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Ardingly Nature Tots - Tuesday 22/05/18

Tuesday 22 May – Ardingly College, with Bruno

Nature Tots is for 3 – 5 year olds with...

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Tuesday, 22nd May 2018, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Woods Mill 50: Dusk Birds (22/05/18)

Dusk Birds

Join us as dusk settles to look and listen for the variety of bird species that...

Wednesday, 23rd May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Shingle Birds and Flowers (23/05/18) - Members Only Event

We will visit the southern half of the reserve and see the nesting terns, gulls and waders and a...

Wednesday, 23rd May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Seven Sisters Nature Tots - Wednesday 23/05/18

Wednesday 23 May - Seven Sisters Country Park, with Paula

10:00 - 12:00

Nature Tots...

4 spaces left

Wednesday, 23rd May 2018, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening with Badgers (23/05/18)

Although familiar to everybody badgers are rarely observed in the wild due to their elusive...

Fully booked

Thursday, 24th May 2018, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Beach Clean: Ovingdean (24/05/18)

Join us for a beach clean and litter survey at Ovingdean Beach.

Gloves, litter pickers and...

Friday, 25th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rye Bay Nature Tots - Friday 25 May 2018

Friday 25 May – with Lucy

Suitable for children aged 3-5 years. Children must be...

2 spaces left

Saturday, 26th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1066 Walking Festival - Coastal Plants (26/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

Find out how the shingle and saltmarsh plants cope with...

Tuesday, 29th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Our Fabulous Feathered Friends (29/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

Come along to see the thousands of nesting birds...

Fully booked

Tuesday, 29th May 2018, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Family Bushcraft and Woodland Adventure (29/05/18)

Join us for a day of family fun in the woods around Gatwick Airport with fun games and...

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

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

A circular walk around our Old Lodge reserve looking for heathland birds, butterflies, reptiles...

Wednesday, 30th May 2018, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Seven Sisters Wild Woodies Spring Holiday Club (30/05/18)

Light a fire to make your own hot drink, build a den, use hand tools to make things out of...

3 spaces left

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

Creepy Crawlies (30/05/18)

Rye Harbour Event

Go a-hunting with the warden, Chris, as he takes a...

Thursday, 31st May 2018, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Wild Woodland Holiday Club (31/05/18)

Rye Event

Foresty fun lighting a campfire, building dens, playing games...

Fully booked

Thursday, 31st May 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Brighton Wildlife Rangers (31/05/18)

Guided walk to Castle Hill nature reserve

Join up with our Youth Ranger...

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

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

To the Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast. All are invited, both insect and...