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Jennifer Moore talks about her book 'Birds of Rye Harbour'
Jennifer Moore talks about her new log book for sale in the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre, ‘Birds of Rye Harbour’
Black-winged Stilt Diary 2021
Black-winged Stilts are a rare sight in Britain, but a pair nested at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in 2021 for the first time.
Wildlife artist Annie Soudain
We speak to artist Annie Soudain about her beautiful lino prints of the area around Rye Harbour
June 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
The most significant wildlife event this month was the discovery of two larvae of the Sussex Emerald moth on Harbour Farm, the first ever recorded in Sussex
We speak to Sir Peter Field, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex
Find out more about the Lord-Lieutenant Sir Peter Field’s visit to Rye Harbour Nature reserve and Discovery Centre
Meet our staff: Hannah Miles - Discovery Centre Assistant Manager
We speak to new Assistant Manager Hannah Miles at Rye Harbour Discovery Centre about how it’s all going in the new visitor centre
Return of the Sussex Emerald
The Sussex Emerald (Thalera fimbrialis) moth is a very rare beast in the UK, with breeding traditionally restricted to the disturbed shingle habitats at Dungeness in Kent
May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Last August we found a Swallowtail butterfly at Watch Cottage and it laid eggs on Fennel in a garden next to the nature reserve.
Swallowtail Diary
This is the ongoing account of the Swallowtail butterfly at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in 2020.
Rye Harbour Discovery Centre opening update
Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of visitors will be allowed access to the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre when it opens its doors on Monday May 24th