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  • Better the Devil you know!

    17 June 2015

    Better the Devil you know!

    Swifts are unmissable as they screech overhead; wheeling, diving and shrieking in the characteristic way that helped earn them the nickname “Devil Birds”.

     
  • It’s not the Serengeti

    11 June 2015

    It’s not the Serengeti

    I saw a common spotted orchid in my lawn this morning.I didn’t know it was there, it is only visible because of my laziness with the lawn mower.

     
  • World Oceans Day 2015

    07 June 2015

    World Oceans Day 2015

    Join people around the world to celebrate our wonderful oceans on the 8th June for World Oceans Day.

     
  • 30 Days Wild

    22 May 2015

    30 Days Wild

    Throughout the month of June we’re challenging people in Sussex to do something wild every day for 30 days because we believe life is better when it’s a bit wild. We want as many people as possible to experience nature and make it part of their everyday life.

     
  • Defending Nature

    21 May 2015

    Defending Nature

    EU laws which are designed to defend the most threatened species and habitats across Europe are themselves under threat. We need the support of everyone to make sure that we don’t lose these essential pieces of legislation.

     
  • A New Voice in the Woods Mill Spring Choir

    24 April 2015

    A New Voice in the Woods Mill Spring Choir

    A new voice has joined the avian choir at Woods Mill this past week, a Cetti’s warbler has arrived on the reserve, barking out his presence as you walk past the tangled vegetation alongside the old reedbed.

     
  • 01 March 2015

    Fifty shades of grey (and brown)

    The suburban scandal of the dunnock.

     
  • 21 December 2014

    Naked (Christmas) Lunch

    Author Michael BlencoweLewes Community Wildlife OfficerMichael Blencowe looks at the un-natural history of a bird that will temporarily be one of the commonest species in Sussex this Christmas. This article originally appeared in the 'Christmas Feast' themed issue of Viva Lewes.

     
  • 30 November 2014

    Sussex Badger Vaccination

    Dr Tony Whitbread, Chief Executive of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, discusses badger vaccination on the Trust's nature reserves within the Sussex bovine TB hotspot with BBC South East.Please help the Sussex Wildlife Trust to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB by donating

     

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