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  • Snake in the grass

    20 August 2021

    Snake in the grass

    Michael Blencowe on the grass snake, which prefers swimming to grass and releases a pungent smell when threatened. .

     
  • My Kestrel Award by Isla

    17 August 2021

    My Kestrel Award by Isla

    Nine year old Isla has won a Kestrel Award and tells us all about it

     
  • We can't say we weren't warned

    16 August 2021

    We can't say we weren't warned

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have published a new climate report. Henri Brocklebank, ​Director of Conservation Policy & Evidence, offers a thoughtful response

     
  • Giving the Discovery Centre a spin

    16 August 2021

    Giving the Discovery Centre a spin

    We speak to Haiden Debley-Turner who gives the Discovery Centre a spin in his wheelchair and tells us how he finds it.

     
  • Meet our volunteers - Lewis Thornhill

    13 August 2021

    Meet our volunteers - Lewis Thornhill

    We meet ex Wildlife Ranger and current volunteer Lewis Thornhill

     
  • How to identify birds of prey

    13 August 2021

    How to identify birds of prey

    Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost. We’ve put together a short introduction to five of the species you’re most likely to spot.

     
  • One for sorrow...

    11 August 2021

    One for sorrow...

    The chattering magpie is a bird steeped in magic and superstition. Charlotte Owen tells us more

     
  • Jenny wren

    10 August 2021

    Jenny wren

    The tiny bird with the huge song. Charlotte Owen tells us about the wren and its role in folklore.

     
  • Meet our members - Christopher Passmore OBE

    10 August 2021

    Meet our members - Christopher Passmore OBE

    We speak to farmer and Sussex Wildlife Trust member Christopher Passmore

     

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