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  • A Beaver's tale

    02 February 2021

    A Beaver's tale

    The design of a beaver’s tail is quite unlike that of any other mammal you might see. It is thought to have a multitude of uses, such as helping them to guide their route as they navigate through the water.

     
  • Celebrating wetlands - where land meets water

    01 February 2021

    Celebrating wetlands - where land meets water

    We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is a problem not just for nature, but for people too.

     
  • Short-eared Owls: “They come from the land of the ice and snow”

    01 February 2021

    Short-eared Owls: “They come from the land of the ice and snow”

    Recently there has been a rare winter visitor seen along the Adur; a Short-eared Owl…

     
  • How many species?

    30 January 2021

    How many species?

    At this time of year most plants and bugs aren’t out and about yet so Ecologist Glenn Norris uses this time to check what everybody has been seeing on our reserves

     
  • A Year at Rye Harbour talk - Answers

    29 January 2021

    A Year at Rye Harbour talk - Answers

    During the Sussex Wildlife Trust webinar on 28th January - A Year at Rye Harbour - there were many questions and we only had chance to answer a few after the talk, so here we try to answer them all.

     
  • Rampion 2 Consultation

    28 January 2021

    Rampion 2 Consultation

    An informal consultation on plans to expand the Rampion Offshore Windfarm off the Sussex coast has been launched. This initial consultation closes on 11th February 2021.

     
  • The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government’s neonic decision

    27 January 2021

    The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government’s neonic decision

    We are preparing to take legal action unless the Government can prove it acted lawfully.

     
  • We speak to Michael Blencowe about Sussex Wildlife Trust TV

    26 January 2021

    We speak to Michael Blencowe about Sussex Wildlife Trust TV

    Michael Blencowe talks to us about Sussex Wildlife Trust TV

     
  • In the night garden with Daryl Peters

    25 January 2021

    In the night garden with Daryl Peters

    Daryl Peters has been a contributor to the Nature Table Facebook group for long time. Recently he has taken up a new technique for capturing wildlife at night in his garden

     

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