Spring unleashed: in pictures

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, 23 April 2025
Spring unleashed: in pictures
Orange Ladybird on Bluebell by Joanna Kaczorowska

by Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Table contributors

First it comes slowly, and then all in a rush: here's spring in 2025, as captured by our fantastic community of wildlife watchers in Sussex.

Juvenile and adult Robin (c) Barry Clough
Juvenile and adult Robin (c) Barry Clough
Adder and ant (c) Christian Moss
Adder and ant (c) Christian Moss
Gorse at Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest (c) Steve Brown
Gorse at Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest (c) Steve Brown
Young Grey Herons at Hampden Park John Evans
Young Grey Herons at Hampden Park (c) John Evans
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (c) Emma Varley
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (c) Emma Varley
Hoopoe (c) Barry Clough
Hoopoe (c) Barry Clough
Green-winged Orchid (c) James N Dawn Langiewicz
Green-winged Orchid (c) James N Dawn Langiewicz
Common Whitethroat (c) Daryl Peters
Common Whitethroat (c) Daryl Peters
Bluebells at Angmering Park Estate (c) Joanna Kaczorowska
Bluebells at Angmering Park Estate (c) Joanna Kaczorowska
Mute Swan (c) Neale Ambrose
Mute Swan (c) Neale Ambrose

Thanks to all contributors for brightening our screens. 

To see more colourful contributions from photographers across Sussex, visit the Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Table on Facebook, or follow Sussex Wildlife Trust on Instagram.

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Comments

  • Peter Wood:

    Beautiful photos – thank you!

    24 Apr 2025 10:26:00

  • Rosie holt:

    wow these are amazing

    24 Apr 2025 15:58:00

  • Sonia Goodsell:

    Thank you so much for the stunning wildlife photos a real joy to gaze at them!!

    24 Apr 2025 16:13:00

  • Deborah Hale:

    Beautiful photos

    24 Apr 2025 16:32:00

  • Helen Fallwickl:

    Enjoyed every photograph – just fabulous. Thank you to all the contributors.

    25 Apr 2025 14:29:00

  • Vicki:

    These photos were all wonderful. How patient the photographers must have been to capture such moments.

    25 Apr 2025 19:49:00

  • Alan Walker:

    What a stream of toad tadpoles!

    04 May 2025 19:10:00

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