Super Rye Harbour from the Discovery Centre cafe....and a Wasp Spider too (outside not inside if spiders are not your thing!) Never been? You don't know what you're missing! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Still time to register for our FREE Wilder Community Champions Training webinar! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @cpresussex.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/take-ac...

PIGS!!!! And 2 Ospreys #Shipstal #RSPBArne @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Here is your chance to pinch my job! I took up a 6 month role at the Sussex Wildlife Trust....over 3 years ago! If you want a fantastic job with a fantastic team of staff, volunteers and trustees then look no further @sussexwildlife.bsky.social micro.green-park.co.uk/sussexwildli...

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planning approval quashed after @wildjustice.bsky.social wins judicial review Blog: markavery.info/2025/09/06/w... Failure of #PCNPA, #NRW, #NT,#RSPB and WT to protect wildlife. Success for local campaigners, Wild Justice & wildlife. #Wales #SSSI #law

Guest blog - Taking a stand for marine protection by @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social markavery.info/2025/09/08/g... @sussexwildlife.bsky.social challenges Marine Management Organisation on behalf of sea-horses, oysters, mussels & kelp. Good! #Brighton @leigh-day.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social

Never been to a moth party before! This week at Sussex Wildlife Trust HQ we had a fun get together celebrating an awesome 30 years of moth trapping at the site. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Please help save Coul Links...again!!!! #biodiversity #Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...

Thanks Mark much appreciated. Happy to be feisty and stand up for nature Marine protected sites should not be treated as dumps!!! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

BBC news coverage of the Sussex Wildlife Trust legal challenge. Marine protected sites should not be treated as dumps! #marine #biodiversity @sussexwildlife.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Tis the season of the twirly flowers. Lovely to see but signal the start of autumn for me Autumn Lady's Tresses #SouthDowns #orchids @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

Super-proud of my colleagues that we are taking a stand. Marine protected sites are all too often protected in name only. Great to be working with Leigh Day and the Environmental Law Foundation Please read the blog for the full story and details of how you can help @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

An important message from CEO Chris. Nature is for everyone - & now, more than ever, nature needs everyone to be involved in its recovery 📷 Roz Bassford buff.ly/07ZuvdG

Why #diversity matters at the Sussex Wildlife Trust. We will only save nature if everyone gets involved. But to make this happen needs a shift in our approach. #EDI #diversity #natureconnections @sussexwildlife.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/wild-ab...

If yoy are not interested in #moths lool away now! I'm always amazed how many migrant moths come across the channel at this time of year. It mustbe millions, or even 10s of millions. A joy when species like the Olive tree Pearl turns up in your garden moth trap @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

The @sussexwildlife.bsky.social guide to wasps and hornets! sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/whats-a...

Bye Bye summer, hello autumn! #SouthDowns Autumn Gentians and a Clouded Yellow (plus all the other chalky butterflies). Washington Chalk Pit. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Chalk Grassland near Amberley #SouthDowns. A stunning habitat full of special plants and butterflies @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Mystery morning photo It's a dead ringer for a Highland Cow!!!!

Err...not sure White Storks are city birds Certainly not Central London!! Are they in any cities in their core range? @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social? BBC News - Does London need a delivery of white storks? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chantry Hill #SouthDowns full of butterflies when the sun peeps out. Clouded Yellow, Chalkhill Blues, Wall and Brown Argus. Its still summer! @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Said our farewells to conservation and birding legend Tony Marr. Founder of the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social Council member of @rspb.bsky.social and key figure in the BOU. He was also the driving force behind the succesful campaign to protect Pagham and Rye Harbour as nature reserves. RIP

It's National Marine Week, and we're Celebrating the Seabed! 🌊🦀🐟 #NationalMarineWeek #Ocean #wildlife

Two Tigers in my garden! 😀 Who says moths are small, brown and boring! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Classic case of 'wrong tree, wrong place' @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social #trees #forestry www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/A...

A proper 'Local Hero' and role model. He might be 77 but Eric Smith retains awesome levels of passion and determination for the #Sussex marine environment #SussexUnderwater @sussexkelp.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/beacon-...

Have fun being part of a group of young people who get outdoors during school hols. Become a Wildlife Ranger & join other teenagers taking action to protect & learn about local wildlife, bushcraft skills & more! Book now for 8 & 22 August at Tilgate Park buff.ly/iahBMdx

Low Traffic Zones should be a no-brainer. The trouble is no-one knows who the 100s of people alive and uninjured actually are. So frustrating go have to listen to selfish car drivers who aren't prepared to change to save lives www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Salmon farms have a lot to hide. We can all help by not eating the stuff! #SalmonFarming www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

A Swift returns to its nest with a crop full of food for its young. It's thought that a single bird may gather 100,000 insects in a day. #SwiftAwarenessWeek 5 ways to help Swifts: buff.ly/DV0fTsF 📷 Nick Upton

Interesting from GWCT. The necessity and impact of controlling predators to stop declines in Curlews etc is well established. The challenge for gamekeeping and grouse moors is keeping it legal. All the time and everywhere! @rspbengland.bsky.social @gwct.org.uk www.gwct.org.uk/news/news/20...

Some exceptionally welcome news about Lesser spotted Woodpecker success! Well done @lesserspotnet.bsky.social and volunteers. @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/ne...

Waiting for Nightjars 🤞 #RSPBPulboroughBrooks @rspbengland.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Not often you have a red letter birding day at the office! But aTurtle Dove at the Sussex Wildlife Trust Woods Mill HQ today was a treat @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social Photo: Bob Foreman

Knapweed Broomrape on the #SouthDowns Mill Hill LNR. Parasitic on Greater Knapweed. Didnt seem as many this year - site looks like a bit overgrown and in need of a haircut! @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Yesterday, the Government announced a consultation on byelaws to prohibit bottom-towed fishing gears in offshore Marine Protected Areas – this includes four sites in Sussex waters.

Shame on Ministers and the Government! Arguments which are plain wrong are being used to justify a flawed Planning & Infrastrucure Bill! Facts here 👇 @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlif...

Parasitic (not common) Common Dodder, double figure count of Silver-studded Blues and 2 singing Tree Pipits in a brief visit to Iping Common SWT reserve. Love this heathland site! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Well, this is surprising! A flock of over 30 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Old Winchester Hill. Feeding on ants or craneflies? Anyone else seeing them well inland? @btobirds.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

📣 Calling all Sussex based nature lovers! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social are currently recruiting Trustees! Not sure what being a Trustee involves? We recently hosted a webinar all about being a Young Trustee: uky4n.org/2025/04/03/b... 🔗 Application Link: sussexwt.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

It might not look much but its my favourite flower. Musk Orchids in Hampshire #SouthDowns @ukorchids.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social

Chiddingfold Forest is a wildlife rich woodland on the Sussex-Surrey border. Nightingales, a Cuckoo and the site speciality - Wood Whites! Well worth a visit - hardly a soul around @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Give me strength! It is astonishing that in a biodiversity crisis the Government can't even agree to a simple, cheap and effective measure. #SwiftBrick #biodiversity #PlanningandInfrastructureBill

Thrilled to bits with yesterday's #SouthDowns White Helleborines. c35 on a site which last year was devastated by ash dieback clearance. Nature can bounce back! @ukorchids.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Please watch the video, read the thread and then take the action to make your voice heard. The Planning & Infrastructure is terrible backward step for the protection and restoration of nature! Thank you

Orchids and a Small Blue depite rubbish butterfly conditions. Is there a better month than May? #SouthDowns #WistonEstate @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social

Vegetated shingle now looking a colourful treat, including small patches of the rare Starry Clover #ShorehamBeach @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Fabulous @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Shoresearch session. So many fascinating marine creatures to discover! @mcsuk.bsky.social @sussexkelp.bsky.social @sussexbay.bsky.social

#Knepp Lovely evening! Nightingales and Cuckoos less vocal but a lovely patch of Water Violet was a treat - sadly now an uncommon plant @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @kneppwilding.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

We are appalled that the Marine Management Organisation has granted Brighton Marina’s Marine Licence to continue dumping dredged sludge on the sensitive chalk reefs and the other amazing marine habitats in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone. buff.ly/YwRu86L