Archive of: Volunteering

  • Become a trustee

    12 June 2025

    Become a trustee

    Calling all fresh new voices! We’re hiring for trustees.

     
  • Volunteers' week: Meet Dick Hogg

    06 June 2025

    Volunteers' week: Meet Dick Hogg

    Goat lookerer and moth trapper extraordinaire. Meet volunteer, Dick Hogg, and find out why he loves volunteering.

     
  • Volunteers' week: Meet Andy Bugden

    03 June 2025

    Volunteers' week: Meet Andy Bugden

    This Volunteers’ Week, we’re celebrating the people who make a difference by dedicating their time to support Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

     
  • Welcoming the Winterbourne

    02 June 2025

    Welcoming the Winterbourne

    We spoke to Lance Turner of Intrepid Productions about his creative audio project with a Lewes primary school based on the Winterbourne chalk stream & featured in the Winterbourne Festival

     
  • Managing water at Wilderness Wood

    19 May 2025

    Managing water at Wilderness Wood

    David Horne works as a volunteer at Wilderness Wood and has guest contributed this blog to chime with our theme of ‘water’ this year

     
  • (Young) People Power

    04 April 2025

    (Young) People Power

    Our Youth Rangers have been making a big difference out on the nature reserve. Find out how just eleven people, and tonnes of enthusiasm, have made it happen.

     
  • Meet our volunteers: Candy Cridland

    12 February 2025

    Meet our volunteers: Candy Cridland

    Get to know Candy Cridland, an Education and Welcome & Information Desk Volunteer at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

     
  • Meet our volunteers: David Phillips

    30 January 2025

    Meet our volunteers: David Phillips

    Meet volunteer David Phillips and find out a bit more about what he does to help out at Woods Mill

     
  • The power of volunteering

    17 December 2024

    The power of volunteering

    We’re incredibly lucky to have 153 volunteers who help support our work at the nature reserve. So what’s the magic ingredient that keeps them coming back?

     
  • Celebrating our valued, varied and versatile volunteers in 2024

    03 December 2024

    Celebrating our valued, varied and versatile volunteers in 2024

    In 2024, approximately 1000 amazing volunteers have supported the work of Sussex Wildlife Trust in a variety of ways. Here are some highlights this year

     
  • A day at The Deneway

    20 November 2024

    A day at The Deneway

    Charlotte Wells enjoys a day of being outside in nature, meeting enthusiastic and like-minded young people at The Deneway Youth Ranger session.

     
  • King’s Award for Voluntary Service

    14 November 2024

    King’s Award for Voluntary Service

    The Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve honoured with prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service

     
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