Archive
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21 May 2015
Defending Nature
EU laws which are designed to defend the most threatened species and habitats across Europe are themselves under threat. We need the support of everyone to make sure that we don’t lose these essential pieces of legislation.
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20 May 2015
April 2015: Rye Harbour nature reserve sightings
April is a good time to see brown hare on the reserve, particularly the grassy ridges near Camber Castle.
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24 April 2015
A New Voice in the Woods Mill Spring Choir
A new voice has joined the avian choir at Woods Mill this past week, a Cetti’s warbler has arrived on the reserve, barking out his presence as you walk past the tangled vegetation alongside the old reedbed.
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01 March 2015
Fifty shades of grey (and brown)
The suburban scandal of the dunnock.
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21 December 2014
Naked (Christmas) Lunch
Author Michael BlencoweLewes Community Wildlife OfficerMichael Blencowe looks at the un-natural history of a bird that will temporarily be one of the commonest species in Sussex this Christmas. This article originally appeared in the 'Christmas Feast' themed issue of Viva Lewes.
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30 November 2014
Sussex Badger Vaccination
Dr Tony Whitbread, Chief Executive of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, discusses badger vaccination on the Trust's nature reserves within the Sussex bovine TB hotspot with BBC South East.Please help the Sussex Wildlife Trust to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB by donating
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07 November 2014
A27 plans damage the environment AND the economy
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05 November 2014
Bovine TB is bad news for nature conservation
Viable grazing is therefore central to nature conservation, not just on nature reserves but throughout the farmed landscape. Bovine TB in cattle threatens this
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24 October 2014
Ivy
Ivy - The all-in-one nature reserve, kebab shop and goblin scarer.
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13 May 2014
Ravens
TODAY IS 750 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF LEWES. THE BATTLE, FOUGHT ON THE DOWNS ABOVE LEWES
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20 March 2014
Wheatear: The arrival of the white-arsed vanguard of summer
Author Michael Blencowe Lewes Community Wildlife Officer There�s nothing that can lift my spirits more than learning that the first wheatears have started to arrive on the Sussex coast. After enduring the worst winter ever, I greeted the news of the first wheatear of 2014 with mild euphoria and I wanted to
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04 March 2014
Nettle Pancake Day
Try something different this Pancake Day. Nettle pancakes are one of the spring wildfoods that we prepare during Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Forest School events & training