Our two 2025 calendars - Wildlife of Sussex and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve are now available to order from our online shop.

Sarah Watson, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Events Officer, shares some of the highlights of the reserve’s upcoming events programme.

This summer, over 128 people took part in our nature-inspired family activities at Rye Harbour. Alice Oakley, our Volunteer Coordinator who ran the sessions, gives us the lowdown.

When we shared an incredible photo of the Milky Way at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, lots of you asked for advice on how to capture it. We asked the photographer himself, Derek Griffin, to spill the beans.

Find out the wildlife highlights from the nature reserve in August, including an exceptionally rare sighting of a Cory’s Shearwater.

Welcome Claire Oughtred, our new Trainee Ranger with a passion for conservation and Socrates.

July was rather special, with sightings of a rare Red-backed Shrike and the first reporting of Broad-leaved Helleborine at the nature reserve.

Would you like to know your Grey from your Common Seal? This National Marine Week, we provide a few pointers on the two species you can find at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

Colin Newton has been visiting Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for over 60 years. He’s just taken on a new volunteer role as one of our Community Volunteers.

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is one of the top spots in the country for birdwatching. With over 280 species, James Duncan our Wilder Communities Officer, gives a few hints and tips on how to get started.