News
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14 May 2020
Song Thrush - Bird Song
The Song Thrush is the most familiar member of its family to have ‘Thrush’ in the name. They’re one of just a few birds comprehensively defined by their song
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13 May 2020
The Raven
Michael Blencowe blog on Ravens in Lewes
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07 May 2020
Blackcap - Bird Song
The Blackcap is a distinctive member of the ‘Old World’ warblers and is regarded as one of the finest songsters within its extended family
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05 May 2020
Helping Hedgehogs
It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week and these much-loved prickly characters need our help. No longer a common sight, hedgehogs numbers have dropped by a third in the last ten years alone. Changes to both urban and rural landscapes have made life much tougher for them but thankfully our gardens are proving to be a real stronghold.
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05 May 2020
Behind the Lens with Pete Brooks
Peter Brooks tells us about his wildlife photography and how a photo of a lighthouse led to him getting married
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05 May 2020
Nudibranchs AKA Seaslugs
Ella Garrud spends lockdown thinking about what she might be seeing in rockpools, such as nudibranchs or seaslugs, which are not closely related to garden slugs.
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05 May 2020
April 2020 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
This month was strange under “lockdown” with mostly just very local people out and about enjoying their restricted walks and cycling on the reserve and in such lovely weather.
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04 May 2020
Breathing new life into a neglected farm pond
Local community groups have restored Rolls Farm pond
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01 May 2020
Beltane / May Day
Today is the official festival of spring, when we celebrate how abundant and exuberant our natural world is.