Archive
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17 July 2015
Young Wildlife Scientists Project
A successful bid to the Gatwick Airport Community Trust for some essential kit we are kicking off a Young Wildlife Citizen Scientists project in the Gatwick Greenspace area to help children & young people learn about, identify & record wildlife.
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16 July 2015
Chalkhills Emerge
The first chalkhill blue butterflies of the year start to appear.
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15 July 2015
Invasive Species Week 2015
Invasive species out-compete, predate on and displace native plants and animals, can cause damage to infrastructure and buildings and can increase the risk of flooding, costing millions of pounds worth of damage each year.
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14 July 2015
Purple Reign - The Emperor Returns to Woods Mill
The Purple emperor was discovered on our recent butterfly identification course on our Woods Mill reserve.
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14 July 2015
Stunning Stanmer
Stanmer Park is alive with marbled white and painted lady at the moment enjoying the thistles and knapweed.
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13 July 2015
New Leaflet
We have produced a new leaflet about Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
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13 July 2015
A white-letter day
The white-letter hairstreak is a rare butterfly in Sussex but if you find some elms you may be in luck and see one flying around the canopy or a pair of territorial males fighting high above the tree. The caterpillars of this hairstreak feed on elms and as our elms
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12 July 2015
Eastbourne Group Walk Report - Cornish Farm on 7 July 2015
Eastbourne Group Cornish Farm Walk
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12 July 2015
My Work Experience Week
Samuel and Harvey joined the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Gatwick Greenspace project for a week of work experience. They worked hard on practical tasks, with Nature Tots and Youth Rangers. Find out how they got on in their own words.
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11 July 2015
Snipe - Stayin' Alive
Common snipe can be seen all year round in Sussex, but they can be difficult to see because they like to hide away and are well camouflaged.
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10 July 2015
Event Report: The Carnival of the Creatures
An amazing day. The wildlife of the South Downs marches into Lewes for the Moving On Parade.
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09 July 2015
June Wildlife Sightings
Warm weather in June brought out the dragonflies and hummingbird hawkmoths. Wildlife sightings in June 2015 from the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership