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  • Meet the staff - Alex Worsley

    17 July 2023

    Meet the staff - Alex Worsley

    We meet our Senior Ecologist, Alex Worsley and find out a bit more about him, how a young love of guitars nearly derailed his interested in nature.

     
  • Community Action

    14 July 2023

    Community Action

    Our Community Action team have been busy supporting local wildlife groups across Sussex. Please get in touch if you would like some advice or support.

     
  • Isla and her Nature Ranger Award

    14 July 2023

    Isla and her Nature Ranger Award

    Meet 11 year old Isla and find our about her Nature Ranger Award

     
  • Behind the lens - Claire Andrews

    13 July 2023

    Behind the lens - Claire Andrews

    We speak to Claire Andrews about her love of animals and photographing wildlife

     
  • Conservation Policy and Evidence Shoresearch Team Day

    12 July 2023

    Conservation Policy and Evidence Shoresearch Team Day

    The Sussex Wildlife Trust marine team were joined by the wider Conservation Policy and Evidence department for a Shoresearch survey, to collect vital data, but also as a team building day. Discover what they found…

     
  • Another Milestone Protection for Sussex Seas

    05 July 2023

    Another Milestone Protection for Sussex Seas

    Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted that Dolphin Head has been officially designated as a Highly Protected Marine Area. Dolphin Head, off the Sussex coast, is one of only three English sites designated as a Highly Protected Marine Area.

     
  • Meet the staff: Matthew Rich

    04 July 2023

    Meet the staff: Matthew Rich

    Laura Ross, Communications Officer talks to Matthew Rich, Ranger at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

     
  • Meet our members: Nick Ostler

    03 July 2023

    Meet our members: Nick Ostler

    We meet scriptwriter and member Nick Ostler to talk about his lifelong love of wildlife and how he and his family have transformed their Plumpton garden into a wildlife-friendly space

     
  • We speak to Roger French - volunteer for 50 years

    03 July 2023

    We speak to Roger French - volunteer for 50 years

    Roger French has been volunteering with Sussex Wildlife Trust for a remarkable 50 years. We caught up with him to find out about how it’s been

     

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Around Sussex

  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Eight

    25 March 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Eight

    On sculpted, vibrant yellow wings my first Brimstone butterfly of the year makes his elegant entrance over the garden fence.

     
  • Species of the day: White Dead-nettle

    25 March 2020

    Species of the day: White Dead-nettle

    The White Dead-nettle is a very important source of nectar for bees, particularly at this time of the year, when few other nectar-producing plants are in flower.

     
  • Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seven

    24 March 2020

    Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seven

    Today I’ve decided to tactically deploy the most powerful weapon I have and blast you with some thermonuclear level cuteness to distract you from these difficult times.

     

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