It incredible to think that up until its closure in 1981, this beautiful ecologically diverse reserve was a landfill site! Now designated a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) it is recolonising and evolving since rehabilitation work commenced in 2005. There are 2 hectares of wildlife rich reserve to explore, […]
A Family of Birds at Seaford Head
A Family Bird Watching Trip to Seaford Head A family from Ringmer recently visited Seaford Head Nature Reserve and had a wonderful day of bird watching. The family contacted Seaford Town Council to share their experiences with the following beautiful piece of writing by ten year old Jay 6th October 2019 […]
Good for ewe lads! Council workers rescue fallen lamb
A pair of council waste workers turned into animal rescuers when they spotted a lamb trapped in a ditch during their morning rounds. Lewes District Council waste operatives Matthew Liddy and Luiz Sanchez sprang into action after noticing the stranded lamb while driving along Lewes Road. They pulled over and […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Discovery Centre at Rye Harbour
On Monday 8th April, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre. As Sussex Wildlife Trust trustees, members of the Discovery Centre Appeal Board, Baxall Construction and Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve looked on, Tor Lawrence, CEO of Sussex Wildlife Trust, stepped forward to ‘break […]
A Wilder Future for water voles?
Last week, The Wildlife Trusts launched their Wilder Future campaign, with Sussex Wildlife Trust committing to the long term creation of a Wilder Sussex. This is one of our biggest campaigns ever, to help counter the major environmental issues that we face. A major part of the Wilder Future launch […]
Sheep worrying, we’ve a message for ewe…
Following incidents of sheep worrying Lewes Prevention team have message to share with ewe: Livestock worrying is a criminal offence and comes under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953, ‘worrying’ is where a dog attacks or chases livestock causing injury or suffering. This isn’t just a threat to a […]