Please don’t put out hair for bird nests. Chicks get entangled in hair balls. Just had to cut hair strands that were tying 3 blue tit chicks together, and wrapped round the throat of one skinny chick that couldn’t swallow food. Hopefully saved in time 🤞

No Mow May and hopes for Let it Bloom June in today's floriferous @theguardian.com country diary by @jensoilandpen.bsky.social. #naturewriting #countrydiary

An extremely important petition - please sign

Come with us to see what's happening beneath our waves at the Rustington Museum. Exhibits from @sussexwildlife.bsky.social, Sussex Underwater and SKRP, help shine a light beneath the waves of our Sussex coastline. 🌊 A great time learning about our marine life, without getting wet!

Maidstone Borough Council becomes the first UK council to formally adopt a Rights of Nature framework, embedding the principle that nature has an intrinsic right to exist, thrive & evolve across its governance, decision‑making & service delivery... news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/news/26...

If you haven't seen many #Swifts yet, Trektellen suggests that some are still on their way! They shared a record of 22,660 Swifts passing over the Devesa de l'Albufera nature reserve, where the temperature is 23+. Warmer than #Lewes!

Food waste bins locks out foxed by #Brighton and #Hove's urban foxes #LDreporter www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/05/11/f...

Farmers call for glyphosate use as a desiccant to be banned. It could prevent #glyphosate from being sprayed annually on crops covering up to 780,000 hectares – an area five times the size of London. Calls for: ▪️urgent support for farmers changing practices ▪️research into alternatives

No garden? No problem! 🦔There are still plenty of ways to help hedgehogs even if you don’t have access to a garden. 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/how-to-help-without-a-garden #HedgehogWeek Hedgehog Street is run by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Sunny walk at #RSPBBroadwaterWarren today with appearances by: Blackcap; Chiffchaff; Dartford Warbler; Garden Warbler; Stonechat; Willow Warbler; Whitethroat; Woodlark. Plus plenty of Brimstone. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Second #Swift nest at the top of Western Road tonight - one Swift flew out at 8.35 p.m., and one flew in at 8.40 p.m. and up to five Swifts swooping and screaming around. Second nest recorded at the top of St. Swithun's Terrace. That makes 12 nests in #Lewes so far!

The first of the best bunch of flowers at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. It's Sea Pea season. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #wildflowers #carrotsandpeas @bsbibotany.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

My first Cinnabar Moth of the year at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve this afternoon. It's summer already, but Christmas only just finished... #UKwildlife #moths #insects @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Petition: gardenorganic.org.uk/glyphosate-campaign

In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders... Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons. Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

"At the heart of this excellent film is the idea that England should adopt the same laws as Scotland, where land ownership doesn’t mean you can ban people from responsibly accessing it." www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/our-...

Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) is really a #fly in the Family Bombyliidae, which superficially looks like a #bee 🐝 Photographed in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife

I think I just saw a Meadow Brown! That's crazy early! Has anyone else seen one so far this year? I guess it could be the earliest ever? Definitely seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Peacock

Spent a couple of hours at Woods Mill yesterday evening. A relatively small but perfectly formed nature reserve run by @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Beautiful evening at the 'Nightingales and Bluebells' Sussex WT event. 2 Nightingales, distant Cuckoo, bats, Bluebells, big moon and a lovely group @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

@brightonwildlife.bsky.social Look what I spotted in the garden!

Vestal Cuckoo Bee or Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) seen in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife

#Bird #Netting used under rail bridge at New England Road #Brighton Objections to this can be sent via #Change #Petition #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife www.change.org/p/network-ra...

Good to see my local colony of Coleophora lutarea (Stitchwort Flower Moth) is still going strong - at least a dozen of these little guys fluttering about in the sunshine on Sunday #teammoth

Speckled Wood at #OldLodgeNR at the weekend. Overwintering as either caterpillar or chrysalis, with females acting dead to avoid males, who resort to sparring with other males this is always a fascinating and appealing butterfly. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

We've seen our first #Swift in #Lewes! 20th April at 7.25 p.m., over Baxter's Field and heading towards Malling Down!

Natural England failing to protect valuable sites. Our report for @wildjustice.bsky.social shows that nearly 2/3 of sites waiting to be designated as SSSIs were under threat from development. One site in Thurrock will be directly destroyed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The first Sea Kale flowers are out at Rye Harbour NR and soon a sweet honey aroma will hang over the shingle. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife @bsbibotany.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #WildflowerHour

Stunning photo of a pair of Red Listed Black-tailed Godwits at Pett Level, as spotted recently by Barry Yates. This shows their black tails beautifully. Black-tailed Godwits form monogamous pairs that last for years.

Kidical Mass next Sunday! Less than a week to go until Kidical Mass - put it in your diaries and tell your friends! 😀

My first Holly Blue of the year in the garden yesterday. Sightings are normally just a blur in the sky so it was really nice to be able to get close to this female

From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law

Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize

A close encounter with a pair of Teal this morning.

Our review of fifty year butterfly trends at Ballard Down is out. An amazing record that shows some fascinating ups and downs. Diversity has held up well. Winners are Dark Green Frit, Marbled White and Speckled Wood. Losers: Grayling, Green Hairstreak and Chalk Hill Blue. dispar.org/reference.ph...

It's nesting season and our garden birds are working hard. Did you know that all wild birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law? Please don't disturb them - leave the hedge trimming until later in the year.

Thank you, so many of you have already emailed to object to Brighton Marina's licence application.   If you haven't had a chance yet, there's still time. Consultation closes soon. Already objected? Share this post 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/vamhrwfumc for template email

March News from the Blue 📰 🌊 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's been keeping us busy throughout March.

Best foot forward? A Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris, recently at #OldLodgeNR, a common resident in Sussex, though probably often unseen, reported in 34% of tetrads in 2024. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Despite cold and wind there were several species of mining bee prettifying the scrub at Castle Water, Rye Harbour NR, including this Yellow-legged Mining Bee. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #bees #insects @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Don't miss @anitaroy1000.bsky.social's marvellous @theguardian.com country diary today on the state of our #rivers and some of the creative ways individuals and community groups are campaigning to protect them. #countrydiary #naturewriting

A new record Sahara crossing 🪶 Ashok is not only the first of our tagged Cuckoos to reach Europe this year but his arrival is also the earliest ever date that one of our satellite-tagged birds has done so! He crossed the Sahara, reached Algeria, then crossed the Med & arrived in Spain on 25 March!

Brighton Marina is applying — again — to dump dredged sediment at Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone.  Dredging may be necessary. But dumping 1000s of tonnes of sediment in a protected area is not.  Use our template email to object. https://f.mtr.cool/tgghjihrta

1/2 #speciesaday no. 689 is Oxyopes heterophthalmus. Nationally Rare & Vulnerable. Found on mature heathland in Surrey where it is widespread. Not seen in the New Forest for over a 100 years. Oddly missing from the West Sussex heaths that are not that far away. A bit jumpy. Lots of leg spines.

Artist André Bonvalet makes giant dandelion clocks and I’ve not wanted to own an artwork more!

Chuffed to see Wild Pavements reviewed in Chris Schuler's lovely substack newsletter. #urbannature #naturewriting #1stBookDiary cjschuler.substack.com/p/wild-about...

This is a great news story. But it's also an interesting access story; revealing of how we talk, and think, about access rights. Nightjar are an 'amber' list species. They're ground nesters. And they roost in the sorts of habitats which often overlap with existing access land in England and Wales.

Have you heard the news? British wildlife is coming to our banknotes — and YOU get a vote in which species are featured! 💷 So tell us — which Sussex animals, birds or plants would you love to see on the next Bank of England notes? Leave your suggestions in the comments below

Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger, this afternoon on a beautiful dandelion flower, which is very good for wildlife and definitely NOT a 'weed'. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #insects #hoverflies