Discover Rye Harbour

Discover Rye Harbour aims to connect the local community to the wildlife and landscape at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, enabling people of all ages and abilities to learn more about our rare species and habitats and to take action to help conserve them.

Our project has three main aims:

1: Connect visitors to the natural, built and human heritage of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve with a range of new interpretation

2: Engage visitors with the natural, built and human heritage of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve through an imaginative programme of activities, events and projects that

3: Offer diverse educational opportunities that use the unique setting, its layered heritage and new facilities to deliver inspirational learning

We have a comprehensive Activity Plan that is designed to deliver achievable outcomes for the following target audiences:

  • People with health issues or disabilities
  • Local low-income families
  • People aged 60+ at risk of isolation
  • Young people
  • Primary schools

Project activities include conservation activities for teenagers and young adults; regular groups focussed on crafts, wildlife, history and creative writing; weekly walks; a family events programme including nature trails and lots of coastal activities; a Schools engagement programme for both Primary and Secondary schools; teacher training courses to enable local school staff to ‘Teach on the Beach’; as well as many volunteering opportunities.

Get involved

Discover Rye Harbour will be running until the end of March 2024.

Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted to have been awarded a grant by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for our Discover Rye Harbour project thanks to money raised by National Lottery Players.

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