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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, 2nd April 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Easter Bunny Hop – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (02/04/2024)
Leader Natasha Sharma
Come on our Easter bunny hop around the wildlife reserve to solve the wildlife egg hunt challenge – we are not just looking for bird eggs… what other eggs and creatures will we find? See if you can join our guided quest with challenges to become a wildlife...
Tuesday, 9th April 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wonderful Waders for Pre-schoolers – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (09/04/2024)
A morning of spring celebrations for the forthcoming Eid with babies and toddlers accompanied by an adult.
Learn all about the wading birds that come to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in spring and create an egg to match your favourite. We will walk the walk, talk the talk and wiggle the...
Wednesday, 10th April 2024, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Castle Water Wildlife Walk – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (10/04/2024)
Walk Leader: James Duncan
Rye Harbour's 465 hectares have international wildlife designations. Join us for a circular walk of approximately 6km, starting out from Brede Lock. We’ll follow the River Brede across the sheep fields to Henry VIII's Camber Castle, taking the opportunity to...
Thursday, 18th April 2024, 10:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Beginning Birdwatching in Spring - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (18/04/24)
Leader: James Duncan
Rye Harbour is renowned for its magnificent bird life where more than 280 species have been recorded. Many have significant breeding populations on the reserve but others are migratory, stopping to refuel during epic journeys of flight. There...
Sunday, 21st April 2024, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Willow Weaving Workshop: Make Your Own Plant Support - Rye Harbour (21/04/24)
On this one day workshop you will learn how to craft your own woven plant supports - ideal for growing sweet peas, beans or other climbing plants. Experienced willow weaver Julie Gurr will teach you how to make one small and one large woven support using sustainably sourced, locally grown...
Saturday, 27th April 2024, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Heritage Crime, the Threats to our shared Heritage - Rye Harbour (27/04/24)
Join us for a talk by Daryl Holter our local Heritage Crime Officer from Sussex Police
Synopsis by Officer Holter: “We have a choice to defend our heritage, past, present and future. Some take our past heritage for granted; some forget it is amongst our present. We walk on it, drive...
Sunday, 28th April 2024, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve: A walk with Friends (28/04/24)
Leaders: Friends of RHNR
Join the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for a longer walk out to Castle Water. It is a circular route of 7.5km as far as the Halpin Hide and will take approximately 4 hours. It will start from
