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  • Meet our volunteers - Lewis Thornhill

    13 August 2021

    Meet our volunteers - Lewis Thornhill

    We meet ex Wildlife Ranger and current volunteer Lewis Thornhill

     
  • How to identify birds of prey

    13 August 2021

    How to identify birds of prey

    Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost. We’ve put together a short introduction to five of the species you’re most likely to spot.

     
  • One for sorrow...

    11 August 2021

    One for sorrow...

    The chattering magpie is a bird steeped in magic and superstition. Charlotte Owen tells us more

     
  • Jenny wren

    10 August 2021

    Jenny wren

    The tiny bird with the huge song. Charlotte Owen tells us about the wren and its role in folklore.

     
  • Meet our members - Christopher Passmore OBE

    10 August 2021

    Meet our members - Christopher Passmore OBE

    We speak to farmer and Sussex Wildlife Trust member Christopher Passmore

     
  • Folklore - fleabane

    08 August 2021

    Folklore - fleabane

    Fleabane is so-called for its apparent ability to ward off fleas and throughout history it was dried, strewn or burnt in an effort to keep them at bay.

     
  • Sussex dialect words for nature

    08 August 2021

    Sussex dialect words for nature

    In a fascinating blog, author E.K.J. Wright tells us about some Sussex dialect words for nature

     
  • The Butterflies of Billingshurst

    06 August 2021

    The Butterflies of Billingshurst

    Our Wilder Horsham District team take a butterfly-focused walk around Billingshurst with the local BilliGreen environmental team.

     
  • Meet our volunteers - Sally and Stephen Masters

    06 August 2021

    Meet our volunteers - Sally and Stephen Masters

    Sally and Stephen Master talk about volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and in the new Discovery Centre

     

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