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Events and courses at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
In addition to the events and courses listed below, we also run four activity groups in craft, wildlife, history and creative writing.
Tuesday, 4th July 2017, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
New Discovery Centre Consultation Drop-in (4/7/17)
Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve are pleased to bring forward proposals for developing a new visitor facility at the nature reserve. The development would be a new high quality centre to provide information, education and refreshment facilities on the nature...
Friday, 7th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rye Bay Nature Tots - Fridays (7 - 21 July 2017)
On the Reserve in March, May, July & September
Friday 7 - 21 July 2017 (3 sessions) - with Andy
Suitable for children aged 3-5 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult
Bring your little ones along for weekly family fun at Rye Harbour...
Saturday, 8th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Castle and Wildlife Walks from Rye station
A 6km (4mile) circular walk of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and Camber Castle, led by Dr Barry Yates of the Sussex Wildlife Trust. A walk through fields with sheep and lambs. Looking for wildlife as we walk and visiting a bird watching hide and Henry VIII’s castle.
Sunday, 9th July 2017, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Walk with a Warden (09/07/17)
Rye Harbour Event
A guided walk around Castle Water; an area of freshwater with reedbeds and many ditches - perfect for dragonflies, damselflies and marsh frogs!
Meet at Brede Lock, car parking nearby in Rye, TN31...
Tuesday, 11th July 2017, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
New Discovery Centre Consultation Drop-in (11/7/17)
Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve are pleased to bring forward proposals for developing a new visitor facility at the nature reserve. The development would be a new high quality centre to provide information, education and refreshment facilities on the nature...
Thursday, 13th July 2017, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
New Discovery Centre Consultation Drop-in (13/7/17)
Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve are pleased to bring forward proposals for developing a new visitor facility at the nature reserve. The development would be a new high quality centre to provide information, education and refreshment facilities on the nature...
Saturday, 15th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
An Introduction to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - Part 3 (15/07/17)
Rye Harbour Event
In this third and final walk of the series, Barry Yates, the nature reserve’s manager, will explore the southwest part of the nature reserve with a walk starting and ending at
Sunday, 16th July 2017, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rye Harbour's Special Flowers (16/07/17)
Rye Harbour Event
Take a closer look at the nature reserve’s flowering plants, finding rarities like marsh helleborine, least lettuce, stinking hawksbeard and sea heath, but also looking at the special flowers of the shingle such as sea pea, sea kale and red hempnettle....
Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Discover Seabirds at Rye Harbour
As part of the Rye Festival of the Sea we are leading a guided walk around the short circular route of the nature reserve to see the seabirds that nest here and the ones that are passing through.
Start at Rye Harbour car park at 2pm return about 5pm.
Donations requested....
Wednesday, 26th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marvellous Moths (26/07/17)
Rye Harbour Event
Bring the family to learn about the moths that fly around the reserve at night and look at the moths we caught last night in our moth trap.
Wheelchair accessible
Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage, Rye...
Friday, 28th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wild Beach - Pett Level (28/07/17)
Rye Harbour Family Event
Celebrate Marine Week with some fabulous beach activities: rock pooling, kite-making and other fun stuff!
Suitable for accompanied children of all ages.
For family events all children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults can only...
Sunday, 30th July 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:25 PM
Walk with a Warden (30/07/17)
Rye Harbour Event
As the bird breeding season draws to a close and migrants start to pass south, we will be looking out for a variety of coastal birds.
Binoculars available to borrow.
Meet at Rye...
