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Rye Harbour November Dawn
On 6th November the morning forecast looked good for a dawn with cloud and sun - it turned out to be the best sunrise I have ever seen!
October 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
Highlight on the reserve this month were probably two Pied Flycatcher present on the 11th at Castle Water.
Marshmallow at Rye Harbour
We recently told our story of Marshmallow plants and its moth to Charlotte Smith on BBC Countryfile and we collected and then spread this year’s seed at Castle Water
New Arrivals
Since 1970 when Rye Harbour Nature Local Nature Reserve was first declared by the County Council there have been many changes in the breeding bird fauna of the reserve.
Destination Sussex - bird migration
Our Sussex birds are not ours. We share them with places thousands of miles away. Sussex is part of an international network of places that need wildlife sites to be maintained and not developed.
Winter Wetland Birds at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
The first of the really cold weather will soon hit Europe and many waterbirds will find our warm Sussex coastal wetlands to their liking.
September 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Wildlife highlight during September were two records of Marsh Mallow Moth on the reserve.
Natural Regeneration at Rye Harbour
Natural Regeneration is what has been going on with the strip of land along Rye Harbour Farm
Black Poplars
Back in 2003 we collected some saplings of Sussex Black Poplar from Wakehurst Place and with our team of volunteers planted them out at Castle Water.
An evening at Castle Water
The evening is my favourite time for watching wildlife, it usually offers a special experience. I’d like to share last evening with you with these five short videos.
