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Our Nature Reserves Photography Competition 2025

Our Nature Reserves Photography Competition 2025

Sussex Wildlife Trust is calling for photographers to showcase the stunning natural beauty of the Trust’s nature reserves in a new photography competition.

 
Meet wildlife photographer: Phil Harrison

Meet wildlife photographer: Phil Harrison

When Phil received his cancer diagnosis, the chance to get outside and photograph wildlife, became a helpful, and healing, distraction.

 
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: August 2025

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: August 2025

August saw the kickstart of autumn migration on the nature reserve.

 
Over 600 children swap the classroom for Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Over 600 children swap the classroom for Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

School’s out for summer and we’ve been reflecting on the busy, and brilliant, year we’ve had, welcoming schools to the nature reserve.

 
Meet the longhorn beetle

Meet the longhorn beetle

It’s easy to see how the longhorn beetles got their name. Ranger, Matt Rich, spills the beans on his favourite beetles.

 
Acclaimed musician, Ruby Colley, to perform at Rye

Acclaimed musician, Ruby Colley, to perform at Rye

“Oozing with lyrical beauty” ★★★★ Arts Desk Don’t miss this standout musician at the Discovery Centre in September.

 
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: July 2025

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife Sightings: July 2025

Five species of tern, returning waders and the reappearance of Broad-leaved Helleborine were among the month’s highlights.

 
Wildlife in watercolour: Meet Rachel Spreckley

Wildlife in watercolour: Meet Rachel Spreckley

Find out more about the artist behind the paintbrush.

 
From adversity to adventure

From adversity to adventure

One of our recent visitors at Rye Harbour, Genny Brown, is training to become “the first black woman to ski 1200km from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole”.

 
There's no such thing as a seagull

There's no such thing as a seagull

Esmay left us a field sketch of a correctly labelled ‘gull’ in one of our bird hides. Through the powers of social media, we managed to track her down and find out more about her love of bird watching.

 

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