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  • Hedgehog Award

    23 March 2021

    Hedgehog Award

    The Hedgehog Award is a simple fun way for children of all ages to earn an award while exploring nature and learning new skills. It’s a perfect project for the Easter break.

     
  • Turning the tide

    22 March 2021

    Turning the tide

    Today the new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw has been announced. This is a major milestone for Sussex and we are thrilled. As a result of this byelaw, trawling will be excluded from the West Sussex Nearshore waters out to 4km. Our local and national decision makers have made real space for nature.

     
  • If I had a 'hammer.

    18 March 2021

    If I had a 'hammer.

    After eight years of hoping and waiting a Yellowhammer flies into my Horsham District garden.

     
  • Our creative anthology: Collage

    18 March 2021

    Our creative anthology: Collage

    Our anthology is gathering pace, and thank you so much for your entries so far. They’re brilliant. This week Lucy looks at collaging as a way of creating a piece of writing.

     
  • Behind the Lens with Thiago Coelho

    17 March 2021

    Behind the Lens with Thiago Coelho

    We speak to Thiago Coelho about his photography

     
  • Cephalopod beaks

    16 March 2021

    Cephalopod beaks

    When most people think of animals with beaks, they think of birds. But did you know that a group of marine animals also have beaks?

     
  • WeBS Counts

    15 March 2021

    WeBS Counts

    The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.

     
  • Beaks in Action

    15 March 2021

    Beaks in Action

    Beak and bill are names for the same hard, pointed part of a bird’s mouth

     
  • The Seals of Chichester Harbour - Answers

    12 March 2021

    The Seals of Chichester Harbour - Answers

    John Arnott answers the Q&A questions from his recent talk on the Seals of Chichester Harbour

     

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