This month saw a major influx of ring ouzel, with six on Harbour Farm the 8th, three on Harbour Farm on the 10th and an amazing 85 at Castle Water on the 13th, by far the largest number ever recorded...

One regular but uncommon wader which turns up at Rye Harbour at this time of year is the curlew sandpiper, and this year was no exception with small numbers present on the reserve during September.

The turf-covered shingle ridges of Castle Farm and Castle Water, near Rye, are too inhospitable for oak trees but…

Is it the beauty of the countryside that appeals to you, or the patterns, or the plants, or animals, or the tranquility?

August saw the addition of yet another plant species to the reserve list with the discovery of a single plant of common sea lavender near the Mary Stanford lifeboat house on the 25th.

Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots are back for more muddy woodland fun and games in Henfield, Brighton, Horsham, Crawley, Eastbourne and on the beach in Rye bay this September. Bushcraft activities for children aged 3-5 years, accompanied by an adult.

One of the characteristic plants of Rye Harbour at this time of the year is red hemp-nettle. This inconspicuous little relative of the mints and dead-nettles, with its red flowers and nettle-like leaves, grows on sparsely vegetated habitats on the...

Gulls, terns, skuas, waders and auks make up a large order of mostly wetland birds…

Bird highlight during April was a stone-curlew which was seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 28th.

The third of our blog series about the EU Referendum and Sussex Wildlife, looks at ‘Natura 2000’ - the formal term for the European network of protected areas established through the nature directives.