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  • Denizens of the Dark

    04 March 2020

    Denizens of the Dark

    At this time of the year there is always much excitement around the appearance of the first bumblebee or the first butterfly, and why not?

     
  • Wild Daffodils at West Dean Woods

    03 March 2020

    Wild Daffodils at West Dean Woods

    In Sussex, Wild Daffodils are locally frequent with the majority found in old woods on the Weald. This was a common plant but is significantly declining due to agricultural improvement of meadows and mismanaged woodlands.

     
  • Slipper Limpet

    02 March 2020

    Slipper Limpet

    Along our Sussex beaches there are millions of shells of the Common Slipper Limpet - so named because the empty shells resemble tiny slippers up to 50mm long.

     
  • There is no wealth but life

    02 March 2020

    There is no wealth but life

    If we win the war against nature, we will have crushed the very life support systems on which we depend. This will be our ultimate “Pyrrhic victory”.

    So what is driving us towards our own self destruction?

     
  • Early Birdsong

    02 March 2020

    Early Birdsong

    Birdsong is making a comeback. Just as we’ve got used to the relative quiet of the long winter months, the first tentative notes of nearly-spring spark an instant remembrance of what’s been missing all this time.

     
  • Is it as simple as planting trees to reduce flood risk?

    28 February 2020

    Is it as simple as planting trees to reduce flood risk?

    We have seen widespread calls for increased tree planting, primarily in tackling climate change, Sam Buckland from Sussex Flow Initiative looks at the issues.

     
  • A27 Arundel - another opportunity to comment?

    28 February 2020

    A27 Arundel - another opportunity to comment?

    Did you know that Highways England have been running a 4 week consultation on the errors and mistakes in the 2019 consultation they ran on the options for improving the Arundel A27​? The deadline is this Sunday 1 March, but Highways England say you can only respond if you responded to the previous consultation AND the errors they are reporting would have changed your original response.

     
  • Beat the Bounds at Whitehawk Hill

    26 February 2020

    Beat the Bounds at Whitehawk Hill

    Join the Friends of Whitehawk Hill to ‘Beat the Bounds’ and demonstrate our love for this ancient and threatened landscape on Sunday 1 March 2020

     
  • February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife

    26 February 2020

    February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife

    Despite the fairly dreadful weather during February, this month did see several signs of the oncoming spring on the reserve.

     

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