News
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12 August 2020
The tale of the collapsed oak
The gripping tale of an oak tree and a stormy night
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10 August 2020
Oak trees and Knopper Galls
Next time you walk past an Oak tree, take a closer look and you might notice something a bit unusual. Perhaps some of the acorns are ripening nicely but others seem to have mutated into an abnormal, knobbly mess. What’s going on?
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06 August 2020
Ground breaking decision for British beavers
After years of uncertainty, the Government has announced their ground breaking decision to allow England’s first wild breeding population of beavers to stay in their Devon home.
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05 August 2020
The Wasp Spiders Return
It's the most wonderful time of the year! At the start of August you'll find me crawling around my front lawn - my wildflower meadow. I've been waiting all year for this day to arrive. The spring and summer days of flowers, butterflies and bees and thousand other insects have passed and the colours of the meadow have started to fade.
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03 August 2020
The amazingly oceanic Kittiwake
They may not look like hardy sea-farers but Kittiwakes spend half the year wandering the Atlantic, making them the most oceanic gull in the world.
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02 August 2020
The very essence of water
Water. Where would we be without it? The truth is, we probably wouldn’t be at all. Water is the key to life on our blue planet but beyond our vast oceans, glaciers and underground aquifers only a tiny fraction of it (just 0.1%) is accessible on the surface in freshwater ponds, rivers, lakes and wetlands.
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02 August 2020
Rockpooling
Charlotte Owen talks us through the joys of rockpooling
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01 August 2020
Sussex Flow Initiative receive CPRE Countryside Award
Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted that the Sussex Flow Initiative (SFI) has been given a Countryside Award this year in the category of Promoting Nature and the Countryside.
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01 August 2020
July 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
While this year has not been a great one for out breeding birds, there were still some bright spots to be found!