News
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24 May 2021
Rye Harbour Discovery Centre opening update
Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of visitors will be allowed access to the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre when it opens its doors on Monday May 24th
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21 May 2021
Marsh Frogs: laughing all the way to the riverbank
Michael Blencowe on the very noisy marsh frog chorus
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19 May 2021
The Delights of Dung
For an insect, dung is a good thing to get into!
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18 May 2021
Encouraging signs for Sussex Kelp
Dr Raymond Ward is a principal lecturer in coastal environments at the University of Brighton and an avid diver. In a guest blog, Ray tells us of some encouraging signs that kelp is already starting to bounce back in our waters.
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17 May 2021
Wildflower photographer Kathryn Martin
Photographer Kathryn Martin cares about the environment and began a project to identify and photograph wildflowers on a regular walk near her home in Southease, which are part of a series which form an exhibition. Some of the sales of these will support the work of Sussex Wildlife Trust.
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13 May 2021
The 2020 Odonata in Sussex Challenge
For many years I have been meaning to take more interest in Dragonflies and Damselflies, and the summer and autumn of 2020 provided the perfect opportunity.
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12 May 2021
Awakenings
Our 60th anniversary creative writing anthology, ‘Awakenings’ has been published online. Thank you for all of your submissions.
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11 May 2021
TV wildlife champions back UK’s biggest nature challenge – 30 Days Wild
Wildlife adventurer Steve Backshall, zoologist presenter Liz Bonnin, and TV GP Dr Amir Khan, back the UK’s favourite nature challenge – 30 Days Wild – in June
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10 May 2021
A cold, dry April meant fewer moths
A good indication of the poor spring for invertebrates comes from the moth trapping carried out locally near Rye.
Around Sussex
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12 July 2015
My Work Experience Week
Samuel and Harvey joined the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Gatwick Greenspace project for a week of work experience. They worked hard on practical tasks, with Nature Tots and Youth Rangers. Find out how they got on in their own words.
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11 July 2015
Snipe - Stayin' Alive
Common snipe can be seen all year round in Sussex, but they can be difficult to see because they like to hide away and are well camouflaged.
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09 July 2015
June Wildlife Sightings
Warm weather in June brought out the dragonflies and hummingbird hawkmoths. Wildlife sightings in June 2015 from the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership