News
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30 August 2022
Meet Sophie Atkinson, Wild Coast Sussex Intern
We meet Wild Coast Sussex Intern Sophie Atkinson and hear what she’s been up to
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25 August 2022
Wading into autumn
For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are six waders to watch out for.
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25 August 2022
How do feathers grow?
Feathers are made in feather follicles, just as hairs are made in hair follicles. Both feathers and hair are dead structures, so they cannot repair themselves and must be shed and replaced when damaged or worn out.
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23 August 2022
Barn Owl feathers
Charlotte Owen looks into how a Barn Owl feathers are adapted to help them hunt
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22 August 2022
Sussex Wildlife Trust Chief Executive update
Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Corrigan as interim Chief Executive for the Trust.
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21 August 2022
All about feathers
Feathers are the defining features of birds: only birds have them (though they first evolved millions of years ago on their dinosaur ancestors) and feathers are the most complex structures to be found on the skin of any vertebrate.
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16 August 2022
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Calendar
In addition to our usual Sussex Wildlife Trust calendar, this year we have also created a special calendar celebrating the wildlife of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
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14 August 2022
Interview with Gesine Garz, Centre Manager at Rye Harbour Discovery Centre
We meet new Centre Manager of the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre, Gesine Garz.
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10 August 2022
City of Meadows
Schools in Brighton & Hove have been helping to conserve pollinating insects as part of the City of Meadows project
Around Sussex
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02 May 2017
April 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Wildlife highlight during April was the discovery of a small colony of grey-backed mining bee (Andrena vaga) at Castle Water by local photographer and bee enthusiast Peter Greenhalf on 3rd April.
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30 March 2017
March 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One sure sign of spring on the reserve is the appearance of the tiny mauve flowers of Danish scurvy grass. This member of the cabbage family is traditionally a coastal plant in the UK, though in the last 50 years it has increasingly colonised roadside verges where its ability to
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28 February 2017
February 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One of the bird highlights during February was a hen harrier which was seen at Castle Water on the 3rd. This species is a mainly winter visitor to the reserve, the summer being spent in its upland breeding habitat.