Rye Harbour Nature Reserve was voted Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016 by an online poll run by Landlove magazine.

Shoveler is a common winter bird at Rye Harbour and perhaps one of our most important species, often occurring in nationally significant numbers (the UK threshold of importance for this species is 148).

Here are the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s top ten most well-recorded nature reserves with a few facts and figures and some charismatic species

Sue Curnock is looking forward to welcoming a new crop of Nature Tots for outdoor family fun and games in the woods this spring.

The winter months are the best time to see merlin on the reserve and this year has been no exception, with small numbers of sightings during November and December.

November saw several records of scaup on the reserve, with three young birds present on Flat Beach Quarry from the 8th and an additional 17 on Harbour Farm on the 10th.

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…

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