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Meet our staff: Laura Ross
Find out more about our new Communications Officer, Laura, including her obsession with sea glass.
Have you spotted the Woolly Wildlife for 30 Days Wild at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve?
Find out how #30DaysWild means woolly wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings – May 2023
The large deep mauve Salsify and its close relative smaller and yellow Goatsbeard flowered side by side
Where to see… orchids
There are about 56 species of orchid native to the UK and 23 of those can be found across Sussex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves. These are some of the best reserves to visit in search of beautiful and elusive wild...
Children swap the classroom for the beach
Wild Beach is part of our Discover Rye Harbour project funded by a National Lottery Heritage Fund, has so far welcomed five local primary schools and provided training for 10 teachers to run their own programme.
Meet the team: Sarah Cosgrove, Food & Beverage Assistant Manager
Meet Sarah Cosgrove, Food & Beverage Assistant Manager at Lime Kiln Café in the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre
Rafts for nesting Common Terns
300 pairs of Common Tern breed in Sussex and most of these are in the Rye area - at Rye Harbour and Pett Level. A project was put together to provide additional nesting sites for Common Tern on artificial islands,...
Advance notice of Discovery Centre closure
Rye Harbour Discovery Centre will be closed on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 May 2023 for essential building work.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings – April 2023
During this very wet and cold month the reedbeds filled with warblers and the soundscape became more complex….
A farewell message
Barry Yates reflects on his time at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve as he starts his well-earned retirement.
