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  • A volunteering double act

    03 June 2024

    A volunteering double act

    It’s Volunteers Week 2024 and we’d like to introduce husband and wife, Janet and Peter Mann. Find out what’s kept them volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for the last seven years.

     
  • Volunteers reminisce part 3. Setting up SxBRC, Seasearch, Shoresearch and more

    02 June 2024

    Volunteers reminisce part 3. Setting up SxBRC, Seasearch, Shoresearch and more

    Gerald Legg tells us about decades of volunteering out on reserves with his Land Rover, helping to set up the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, as well as supporting Shoresearch

     
  • In search of 1500 species

    01 June 2024

    In search of 1500 species

    Graeme Lyons and Dave Green set out to find, identify and record 1500 species, including 1000 invertebrates, in 24 hours in West Sussex. We find out how it went and how many species they found.

     
  • Heritage crime uncovered

    28 May 2024

    Heritage crime uncovered

    Heritage crime is on the rise. Local Heritage Crime Officer, Daryl Holter of Sussex Police, came to the Discovery Centre to tell us more.

     
  • Chailey Commons site visit with Forestry England

    28 May 2024

    Chailey Commons site visit with Forestry England

    Lydia Baxter Wilder Ouse Project Officer recently took staff from Forestry England to see the leaky dams installed at Chailey Common Nature reserve last winter.

     
  • A Woods Mill wander for Volunteers Week

    25 May 2024

    A Woods Mill wander for Volunteers Week

    A wildlife walk at Woods Mill was a great start to events being put on to thank our amazing volunteers during Volunteers Week 2024

     
  • Insects in art

    24 May 2024

    Insects in art

    Louisa Crispin is a regular visitor to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. However she’s not there to spot the birdlife, instead seeking out the insect population, ready to capture them in her intricate graphite pencil drawings.

     
  • Get nature on the agenda

    23 May 2024

    Get nature on the agenda

    With the General Election set for 4 July, we have just six short weeks to make sure nature and climate change are at the heart of the next Government’s agenda.

     
  • Meet the Kelp-supporting Blue-footed Boobies

    23 May 2024

    Meet the Kelp-supporting Blue-footed Boobies

    A team of six fine women are swimming a Channel Relay for the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project. Meet the Blue-footed Boobies

     

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