Had a great day @kneppwilding.bsky.social today. Lovely to see a good population of Water-violet in a small pond. Great too to see the Storks!

Thrift now flowering along coastal cliffs near Eastbourne, East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Common lousewort flowering on an acidic grassland inside the grounds of Herstmonceux castle #wildflowerhour

Early spider orchids flowering in profusion now on the South Downs #wildflowerhour

A nice single Black redstart seen at 2.15pm today hanging around the Beachy Head Chaplaincy building @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Butterfly transect week 2 at Horseshoe plantation - plenty of Speckled wood, 2 Orange tips, one Green-veined white and 2 Peacocks. Plus Brimstone and a Large White off the transect route. 15 individuals in total on transect. Makes a difference having a west wind on this site 😊

Nice to see the Early spider orchids flowering on the South Downs again!

Nice to see some more unusual ladybirds on our coastal walk in East Sussex today - Bryony ladybird and the 14 spot ladybirds @ukceh.bsky.social

Did our favourite walk today from Birling Gap, over the Seven Sisters to Except and back through Friston Forest and East Dean. Saw our first Wheatears and House martins and plenty of Skylarks and Meadow pipits singing @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Our 2026 butterfly transect at Belle Tout started today. An easterly light breeze reduced the amount of shelter for butterflies, so all we saw was a single Peacock and a single Speckled wood. Fingers crossed for more favourable weather next time 🤞🤞

Plenty of butterflies flying along the rides in Abbots Wood in East Sussex today, including a single Large Tortoiseshell and Orange tips. The bluebells are looking pretty stunning too!

Common dog violet flowering this week along wooded lanes in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Wood sorrel flowering this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Wild daffodils in a woodland near Uckfield, East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Early purple orchid flowering in East Sussex today #wildflowerhour

Saw our first ever Large tortoiseshell today. Good views of it flying and with open wings, but only managed a photo with wings closed.

Marsh marigold in flower this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage in flower this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Cuckoo flower seen this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Town hall clock in flower on the South Downs today #wildflowerhour

Wild daffodils flowering this week in Sussex #wildflowerhour

Greater stitchwort in flower this week in Kent #wildflowerhour

Looking for the fairly rare Barred tooth-striped moth tonight on Seaford Head. Success- we saw 8 in an hour.

A bit of scything to take away the grass thatch the ponies didn't graze this winter adjacent to the Horseshoe Plantation near Belle Toute with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers. Saw our first Small white of the year too #EastbourneDownland

Early dog violet seen in flower today in the grounds of Down House, Kent #wildflowerhour

Bluebells in flower in East Sussex woodlands now #wildflowerhour

Volunteering with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers today - protecting hazel coppice stools from browsing deer around Arlington Reservoir with Alex from South East Water

Our first flowering native Bluebell this year in Abbots Wood, East Sussex - a good 20 days earlier than last year!

Great to see an Adder today near Beachy Head basking on a former work fire site

Scything and raking up more of the chalk grassland that wasn't able to be grazed this winter on the #EastbourneDownland today

A quick visit to Splash Point in Seaford today and it is great to see the Kittiwakes are already starting to occupy the ledges and pair up. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Common dog violet in flower in East Sussex this week #wildflowerhour

Herb Robert in flower yesterday in Eastbourne #wildflowerhour

The last winter work party of 2025/6 at Rowland Wood with @savebutterflies.bsky.social reserve volunteers - Planting violet plug plants to help the Fritillary butterflies

Scything the lower meadow this morning with the Butts Meadow volunteers. Many hands make light work! #EastbourneDownland

Building some hibernaculum for reptiles on south facing slopes on Seven Sisters Country Park today with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers

Dog's mercury in flower this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Willow in flower yesterday, overhanging one of the dew ponds on the #EastbourneDownland #Wildflowerhour

Sweet violets in flower yesterday on the #EastbourneDownland. #wildflowerhour

Amazed to see Wood anemone flowering this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour

Nice to see toad and frog spawn in some of the dew ponds on the #EastbourneDownlands today, despite the disturbance in some by dogs constantly churning them up

Volunteering with the @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers today at Seven Sisters Country Park - clearing bramble from around a newly refound Pillbox, before it is grazed.

Out with the #EastbourneDownland volunteers today helping to manage the scrub at Shooters Botto. This will enable cattle/ ponies to break up the large scrub patches and graze the more open areas of chalk grassland. lovely spring day. Skylarks dining & common lizard seen running over an open area.

Coltsfoot in flower on shingle along the South coast this week #wildflowerhour

A Red-throated diver showing very well today in the outer harbour at Sovereign harbour, Eastbourne @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Amazing what can be achieved with lots of people in a single day. Over 40 people clearing scrub from remnant chalk grassland. Two vol groups from @southdownsnp.bsky.social plus @nationaltrust.org.uk vols plus local people. Huge bonfire loaded by tractor #ChangingChalk