The Sussex Emerald moth is a very rare beast in the UK, with breeding traditionally restricted to the disturbed shingle habitats at Dungeness in Kent

Sussex Wildlife Trust is leading fun-packed outdoor activity days for children across the county throughout the school holidays.

Turtle Dove is becoming an increasingly rare bird on the reserve (and indeed nationally), so it was good to get the first reserve record for 2019 from Castle Farm on the 1st.

Chris Bentley Warden of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve talks about why he loves moths

Finding out about how nature and poetry can work together at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

It’s the summer holidays. What’s on offer at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for families, and how might you make the best of your visit here?

Sussex Wildlife Trust is keen for people to come to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve using public transport, where possible. But how easy is it to do that?

Grubbing about on the shingle recently looking for rare spiders I came across this hoverfly with swollen femora near the Mary Stanford lifeboat House.

The breeding terns in Rye Bay have been struggling to maintain their breeding populations, and it’s seems to be getting worse.

May saw the first records of the very rare whelk jumping spider (Pellenes tripunctatus) on the reserve for 2019.