News

  • Photo competition returns

    13 July 2022

    Photo competition returns

    Our 2022 photo competition is now open for entries and this year’s theme is Sussex Seasons

     
  • Become a Tree Detective

    13 July 2022

    Become a Tree Detective

    Identifying trees can be a challenge for those new to wildlife watching and gardening but this is because they are a challenging group of plants to identify. Paul Ritchie tells us more.

     
  • Channel Swim for wildlife

    12 July 2022

    Channel Swim for wildlife

    Paul Bruce is training hard for a Channel solo swim to help raise £5000 for marine conservation work in Sussex

     
  • Local site shortlisted as proposed Highly Protected Marine Area

    11 July 2022

    Local site shortlisted as proposed Highly Protected Marine Area

    Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted to hear suggested sites are progressing to the next stage of the HPMA designation process

     
  • Award Winning Discovery Centre

    11 July 2022

    Award Winning Discovery Centre

    Rye Harbour Discovery Centre has won the Public & Community Award at the Sussex Heritage Awards 2022.

     
  • We speak to Tony Hutson of the Sussex Bat Group

    05 July 2022

    We speak to Tony Hutson of the Sussex Bat Group

    We spoke to Tony Hutson of the Sussex Bat Group about bats in Sussex and his new book, Bats, Their Biology and Behaviour

     
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings - June 2022

    01 July 2022

    Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings - June 2022

    The breeding season has reached a peak this month, and in many respects it seems to have been a pretty good one!

     
  • 30 Days Wild diary: Week 4

    29 June 2022

    30 Days Wild diary: Week 4

    Volunteer David Philips, is blogging weekly to share his 30 Days Wild adventures. This week, David visits Knepp Rewilding Project and encourages everyone to get involved in campaigning for wildlife.

     
  • Early Summer at Levin Down

    28 June 2022

    Early Summer at Levin Down

    Rob Eadie, Volunteer Reserve Manager for Levin Down shares some of the recent wildlife sightings from this superb chalk downland nature reserve

     

Around Sussex

  • Winter Sun

    02 December 2016

    Winter Sun

    The best times to capture the landscape are often around dawn and dusk when the sky can briefly be very colourful.

     
  • November 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    01 December 2016

    November 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    November saw several records of scaup on the reserve, with three young birds present on Flat Beach Quarry from the 8th and an additional 17 on Harbour Farm on the 10th.

     
  • Rye Harbour at the movies

    29 November 2016

    Rye Harbour at the movies

    ​A Big THANK-YOU to Kino Rye for showing our short, but wonderful film of Rye Harbour nature reserve on their big screens

     
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