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  • Are you a Gladiator?

    30 January 2024

    Are you a Gladiator?

    The concept of Gladiators plays on our competitive human nature. In the animal world, competition is rife, however most animals aren’t in it for the glory – they usually compete for limited resources such as shelters, food and mates

     
  • What are wetlands?

    28 January 2024

    What are wetlands?

    Wetlands are enormously important. They help provide clean water, flood protection, provide food, capture carbon, promote biodiversity and provide an environment for quiet relaxation. So what exactly are wetlands?

     
  • The Traitors

    26 January 2024

    The Traitors

    Treachery is a strategy well used by humans to get what they want, but we by no means invented it. Andy Fry looks at treacherous survival strategies in nature.

     
  • Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    26 January 2024

    Cuckoo bees - treachery in nature

    Cuckoo bumblebees don’t bother with the whole communal living vibe and prefer more nefarious methods when it comes to raising a brood

     
  • Short and sweet - Mayflies

    25 January 2024

    Short and sweet - Mayflies

    One of the oldest animal groups lives the shortest adult life in the animal kingdom. Mayflies have a unique life cycle that has likely remained unchanged for 300 million years.

     
  • Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    22 January 2024

    Q&A: Ten bees and the stories they tell

    There were lots of questions at the end of James Powers’ excellent recent Bees webinar, Ten Bees and the Stories They Tell. Here are the ones he didn’t have time to answer.

     
  • Butterfly watching in January?

    17 January 2024

    Butterfly watching in January?

    Butterflies in January? Well, you can find the eggs! Bob Foreman goes looking for Brown Hairstreak eggs at Woods Mill

     
  • Following in the footsteps of John Muir

    16 January 2024

    Following in the footsteps of John Muir

    A group of home schooling families recently took part in the chance to gain a John Muir Award. Find out what they got up to here.

     
  • Young Wildlife Filmmakers competition - open for entry!

    16 January 2024

    Young Wildlife Filmmakers competition - open for entry!

    Are you a young person with a love of wildlife filmmaking? Then why not enter our competition to have your film shown at the local cinema in Rye?

     

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