Archive

  • October 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings

    02 November 2019

    October 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings

    Highlight in the moth trap was Mottled Shieldbug on 20th, the first Sussex record

     
  • Welcoming our first wheelchair user to the Discovery Centre

    31 October 2019

    Welcoming our first wheelchair user to the Discovery Centre

    ‘I am so pleased to see that this new Discovery Centre not only enjoys picture window views over the ever-changing scenery of Rye Harbour, but its planners have been kind enough to make it fully accessible. For wheelchair users like me, and for families with prams, this makes a huge difference. Thank you!’

     
  • Eight legs good? Jumping Spiders

    31 October 2019

    Eight legs good? Jumping Spiders

    Jumping spiders may seem like a terrifying prospect but they are among the tiniest of our 650 native spider species - and arguably the cutest.

     
  • Public consultation on the future of the Eastbourne Downs

    30 October 2019

    Public consultation on the future of the Eastbourne Downs

    ​Eastbourne Borough Council will be holding a public consultation day about the future management of the Eastbourne Downs on Wednesday 6 November in Eastbourne Town Hall.

     
  • Tawny Owls become territorial

    30 October 2019

    Tawny Owls become territorial

    Tawny Owls spent the summer months doting on their youngsters, devoting every waking minute to child care. They have been perfect parents, hunting, feeding and watching over their growing brood as they gradually transformed from fluffy little owlets into fully fledged adults. But now, with the turning of the seasons comes a sudden change in tawny owl temperament from tolerant to territorial.

     
  • One Man and his Dog

    29 October 2019

    One Man and his Dog

    The Land Management Team at Sussex Wildlife Trust has been pleased to welcome a number of new faces in recent months, some more furry than others! New Grazing Manager Tom Parry brings Border Collie Reg to work with him each day as the young dog starts his training to become a fully-fledged sheepdog working with the Trust’s flock of 500 Herdwick and Hebridean sheep.

     
  • How do you tell the difference between a Stoat and a Weasel?

    29 October 2019

    How do you tell the difference between a Stoat and a Weasel?

    Most people are surprised by just how small Weasels are. They’re built on the same diminutive scale as their small mammal prey, and they’re officially Britain’s smallest carnivore. Legend has it that a Weasel can slip its head through a wedding ring, so they are easily capable of nipping into a mouse-sized burrow in pursuit of a hot meal. What they lack in size, they more than make up for in attitude.

     
  • A family bird watching trip to Seaford Head

    28 October 2019

    A family bird watching trip to Seaford Head

    10 year-old Jay, has shared his bird-watching trip to Seaford Head with us in this guest blog.

     
  • Jay - the flashiest dresser of the corvid family

    28 October 2019

    Jay - the flashiest dresser of the corvid family

    The ‘black sheep’ of the corvid family is the Jay. Black and white both feature in its plumage but this colourful character has well and truly flaunted the Corvid dress code, and in the most rebellious fashion: by wearing pink.

     
  • Landscape Innovation  - What is it and why do we need it?

    24 October 2019

    Landscape Innovation - What is it and why do we need it?

    To try and integrate some of the more novel wildlife conservation ideas with the old, Sussex Wildlife Trust and Sussex University are hosting a Landscape Innovation Conference in early 2020.

     
  • Cattle at Seaford Head

    23 October 2019

    Cattle at Seaford Head

    Eight cows are now grazing at Seaford Head nature reserve

     
  • Beautiful Wild Mural for Gemini Print by Mutiny

    23 October 2019

    Beautiful Wild Mural for Gemini Print by Mutiny

    Gemini Print, was successful in their bid for an original mural at Sussex Wildlife Trust’s charity auction. The prize had been donated by international artist Jane Laurie, AKA Mutiny.

     
Time Δ Debug Message - Perch Runway 3.2
1783287520.00650 [906] SELECT p.pagePath, pr.routePattern, pr.routeRegExp, p.pageTemplate, pr.routeOrder, s.settingValue AS siteOffline FROM swt_pages_staging p LEFT JOIN swt_page_routes pr ON p.pageID=pr.pageID LEFT JOIN swt_settings s ON s.settingID='siteOffline' UNION SELECT NULL AS pagePath, pr2.routePattern, pr2.routeRegExp, pr2.templatePath AS pageTemplate, pr2.routeOrder, NULL AS siteOffline FROM swt_page_routes pr2 WHERE templateID!=0 ORDER BY routeOrder ASC, pagePath ASC
1783287520.03170.0252Matched route: news/category/[slug:cat]
1783287520.03190.0002Server address: 216.73.216.170
1783287520.03190Using master page: /templates/pages/blog/archive.php
1783287520.03190Page arguments:
Array
(
    [0] => /news/category/wild-about-brighton
    [cat] => wild-about-brighton
    [1] => wild-about-brighton
)
1783287520.03220.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287520.0330.0008 [86] SELECT DISTINCT settingID, settingValue FROM swt_settings WHERE userID=0
1783287520.03440.0013 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_shop_cart WHERE cartID=22666976
1783287520.03490.0005 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_shop_cart WHERE cartID=22666976
1783287520.03530.0004 [nil] SELECT * FROM swt_shop_sales WHERE saleFrom<='2026-07-05 21:38:00' AND saleTo>'2026-07-05 21:38:00' AND saleActive=1 AND saleDeleted IS NULL ORDER BY saleOrder ASC
1783287520.03630.001 [250] SELECT country, countryID FROM swt_shop_countries WHERE countryActive=1 ORDER BY country ASC
1783287520.03780.0015Using template: /templates/pages/attributes/seo.html
1783287520.03820.0004 [1] SELECT regionID, regionTemplate, regionPage, regionRev AS rev FROM swt_content_regions WHERE regionKey='Banner image' AND (regionPage='/news/archive' OR regionPage='*')
1783287520.03880.0006 [nil] SELECT * FROM ( SELECT idx.itemID, c.regionID, idx.pageID, c.itemJSON, idx2.indexValue as sortval FROM swt_content_index idx JOIN swt_content_items c ON idx.itemID=c.itemID AND idx.itemRev=c.itemRev AND idx.regionID=c.regionID JOIN swt_content_index idx2 ON idx.itemID=idx2.itemID AND idx.itemRev=idx2.itemRev AND idx2.indexKey='_order' WHERE ((idx.regionID=103 AND idx.itemRev=0)) AND idx.itemID=idx2.itemID AND idx.itemRev=idx2.itemRev ) as tbl GROUP BY itemID, pageID, itemJSON, sortval, regionID ORDER BY sortval ASC
1783287520.04040.0016 [82] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageDepth >=0 AND pageDepth<=2 ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
1783287520.04310.0027 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287520.04350.0004 [2] SELECT pageID FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition DESC
1783287520.04550.002Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template.html
1783287520.04560 [6] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.04610.0005 [4] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.04640.0004 [29] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.04780.0014 [10] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.04830.0005 [7] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.04870.0004 [9] Using template: /templates/navigation/ps_nav_template_children.html
1783287520.05070.0021 [1] SELECT setID FROM swt_category_sets WHERE setSlug='blog' LIMIT 1
1783287520.05130.0006 [nil] SELECT main.* FROM swt_categories main WHERE 1=1 AND (catSlug='wild-about-brighton') AND setID=2 ORDER BY catTreePosition ASC
1783287520.05220.0009Using template: /templates/categories/category.html
1783287520.05230 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' OR pageSortPath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287520.05270.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageHidden=0 AND pageNew=0 AND pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition
1783287520.05460.0019 [1] Using template: /templates/navigation/breadcrumbs.html
1783287520.05490.0003 [12] SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS DISTINCT tbl.* FROM ( SELECT idx.itemID, main.*, idx2.indexValue as sortval FROM swt_blog_index idx JOIN swt_blog_posts main ON idx.itemID=main.postID AND idx.itemKey='postID' JOIN swt_blog_index idx2 ON idx.itemID=idx2.itemID AND idx.itemKey='postID' AND idx2.indexKey='postDateTime' WHERE 1=1 AND idx.itemID=idx2.itemID AND idx.itemKey=idx2.itemKey GROUP BY idx.itemID, idx2.indexValue, postID ) as tbl WHERE (postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00' ) GROUP BY itemID, sortval ORDER BY sortval DESC LIMIT 1932, 12
1783287521.78461.7296 [1] SELECT FOUND_ROWS() AS `count`
1783287521.78540.0008 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1887 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.78640.001 [13] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_sections ORDER BY sectionTitle ASC
1783287521.78710.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blogs ORDER BY blogTitle ASC
1783287521.78770.0006 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=88 LIMIT 1
1783287521.78820.0005 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=70 LIMIT 1
1783287521.78880.0006 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.78920.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1895 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.79010.0009 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=57 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79050.0005 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=70 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79090.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=189 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79130.0004 [3] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.79170.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1884 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.79240.0006 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=181 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79270.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=84 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79310.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.79340.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1893 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.79410.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=3 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79450.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=50 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79480.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=171 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79530.0004 [3] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.79560.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1883 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.79630.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=181 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79660.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=45 LIMIT 1
1783287521.7970.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.79720.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1891 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.79790.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=40 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79830.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=195 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79870.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=29 LIMIT 1
1783287521.79910.0004 [3] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.79940.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1882 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80010.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=181 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80050.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=91 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80090.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.80110.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1890 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80180.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=73 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80210.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=156 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80260.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.80280.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1881 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80350.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=181 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80380.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=45 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80420.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.80450.0002 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1885 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80520.0008 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=124 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80570.0005 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=65 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80610.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=203 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80660.0004 [3] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.80690.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1889 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80760.0007 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=157 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80820.0005 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=156 LIMIT 1
1783287521.80860.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.80880.0003 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_blog_posts WHERE postID=1888 AND postStatus='Published' AND postDateTime<='2026-07-05 21:38:00'
1783287521.80960.0008 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=3 LIMIT 1
1783287521.81010.0004 [1] SELECT * FROM swt_categories WHERE catID=195 LIMIT 1
1783287521.81050.0004 [2] Using template: /templates/blog/category.html
1783287521.81080.0003 [12] Using template: /templates/blog/post_excerpt.html
1783287521.81870.0079 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/what-we-do' OR pageSortPath='/what-we-do' LIMIT 1
1783287521.81970.001 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition='000-002' LIMIT 1
1783287521.82050.0008 [7] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageTreePosition LIKE '000-002%' AND pageDepth >=1 AND pageDepth<=2 ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
1783287521.82290.0024 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287521.82340.0005 [2] SELECT pageID FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition DESC
1783287521.82520.0018 [6] Using template: /templates/navigation/footer-nav.html
1783287521.82620.001 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/make-a-difference' OR pageSortPath='/make-a-difference' LIMIT 1
1783287521.82690.0007 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition='000-005' LIMIT 1
1783287521.82730.0004 [38] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageTreePosition LIKE '000-005%' ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
1783287521.82970.0024 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287521.83020.0004 [2] SELECT pageID FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition DESC
1783287521.83210.002 [10] Using template: /templates/navigation/footer-nav.html
1783287521.83510.003 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/visit' OR pageSortPath='/visit' LIMIT 1
1783287521.83590.0007 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition='000-004' LIMIT 1
1783287521.83630.0005 [30] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageTreePosition LIKE '000-004%' AND pageDepth >=1 AND pageDepth<=2 ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
1783287521.83870.0024 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287521.83910.0004 [2] SELECT pageID FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition DESC
1783287521.8410.0018 [29] Using template: /templates/navigation/footer-nav.html
1783287521.84320.0022 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/make-a-difference' OR pageSortPath='/make-a-difference' LIMIT 1
1783287521.8440.0009 [1] SELECT pageID, pageParentID, pageDepth, pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition='000-005' LIMIT 1
1783287521.84450.0005 [11] SELECT * FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageTreePosition LIKE '000-005%' AND pageDepth >=1 AND pageDepth<=2 ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
1783287521.84680.0023 [1] SELECT pageTreePosition FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pagePath='/news/archive' LIMIT 1
1783287521.84740.0005 [2] SELECT pageID FROM swt_pages_staging WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-006-002', '000-006', '000') ORDER BY pageTreePosition DESC
1783287521.84960.0022 [10] Using template: /templates/navigation/footer-nav.html
1783287521.85110.0015Request time: 1.8456
1783287521.85110Process time: 1.8455
1783287521.85110Memory: 2.2351