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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.
Friday, 6th July 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rye Bay Nature Tots - Friday 6 - 20 July 2018
Fridays - 6 - July (3 sessions) – with Lucy
Suitable for children aged 3-5 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult
Bring your little ones along for weekly family fun in Rye Bay. We shall be using Pett Level and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve as venues for outdoor activities...
Saturday, 7th July 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Wildlife Watch - Rye Harbour (07/07/18)
Rye Harbour Event
Our monthly club for children aged 5-11 offering a chance to find out more about the natural world and the special wildlife we find at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Each session will have a different theme and will include exploring the reserve, playing...
Sunday, 8th July 2018, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Walk with a Warden (08/07/18)
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...
Saturday, 14th July 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
An Introduction to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - Walk 3 (14/07/18)
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 Winchelsea Beach.
Meet at public car park at
Sunday, 15th July 2018, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rye Harbour's Special Flowers (15/07/18)
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.
Meet at Rye Harbour village car park...
Sunday, 22nd July 2018, 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Moths by Moonlight (22/07/18)
Rye Harbour Event
Find out what arrives at our moth traps after dark! This event is weather dependent, so please phone on the day to check that it will be going ahead (07835 666687).
Meet at Lime Kiln...
Wednesday, 25th July 2018, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Marvellous Moths (25/07/18)
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.
Meet at Lime Kiln Cottage, Rye Harbour, TN31...
Sunday, 29th July 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Walk with a Warden (29/07/18)
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 Harbour...
