Archive
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26 April 2021
*Everything you always wanted to know about feet but were afraid to ask
Charlotte Owen tells us some fascinating feet facts
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25 April 2021
Bird legs and feet
There is such variation in the feet and legs of birds that you can sometimes recognise birds on those parts alone
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25 April 2021
Marine creatures with feet
Feet aren’t really a body part you’d associate with creatures living in an aquatic environment; most animals swim effortlessly, drift in the current, or crawl across the sea bed. However, one group of marine animals do indeed have feet, just not in the same sense that us land-lubbers have them.
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25 April 2021
Spring Bird Arrivals in Rye Bay
The birdwatchers around Rye have been looking more at their local birds this year. So we thought it would be interesting to log the arrival of birds as they travel north
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23 April 2021
Bees at Castle Water
The sandy areas at the northern end of Castle Water are excellent for early bees associated with sandy habitats and over the last few years we have turned up a range of rare species
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21 April 2021
Ponies at Burton Pond
Three Exmoor Ponies will be grazing Welch’s Common at Burton and Chingford Ponds from mid-April 2021 for 4-6 weeks.
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19 April 2021
Award for Natural History
Do you know a young person (11 to 25) who has made an outstanding contribution to natural history in Sussex?
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16 April 2021
Leading artists come together to raise funds for Sussex Wildlife
Renowned artists, who have come together to raise funds for Sussex Wildlife Trust and three other wildlife trusts
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14 April 2021
Wake up to wildlife with 30 Days Wild 2021
30 Days Wild - the UK’s BIGGEST nature challenge - is back for 2021
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13 April 2021
How do I know if my compost is peat free?
If you are buying compost, take a close look at the labels to make sure it’s peat free.
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11 April 2021
Budburst
April is a month of ‘more’ - more daylight, more buds, more leaves and more flowers, with more pollen and more sneezing for us hayfever sufferers, but the natural world is springing back to life. Some say that April is named after the Latin aperere, meaning “to open”, in reference to the profusion of bursting buds, unfurling leaves and blooming blossom.
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08 April 2021
Help Our Kelp Q&A
Dr Ian Hendy (University of Portsmouth) and Sarah Ward (Sussex Wildlife Trust) answer your questions about the exciting kelp forest restoration project