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@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialIf you're at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve this autumn, have a look for our five new visitors 👀
Huge thanks to local artist Beverley Drury for the sculptures, each of which has been made from a mix of new and up-cycled materials 🐦
#Sculpture #WildlifeArt
📷© Gesine Garz
@sussextangerine.bsky.socialReposted by @sussexwildlife.bsky.socialThe first Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri) are pushing up from the underworld beneath Rye, East Sussex. And, yes, they really are that colour.
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@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialIt's not all woodland wonders - some fungi prefer the more out-in-the-open vibes. This #UKFungusDay we celebrate our colourful grassland gems - the waxcaps 🍄
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/articles/grassland-gems/
📷Parrot Waxcap © Neil Fletcher
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialGnaw way! 🦫
Find out the latest about Beaver reintroduction in #Sussex - free webinar, 10 November 12 - 1pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0vzRL6gCQ66VZlZQXz8chw#/registration
📷 © Ron Walsh
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialWilder Wealden is a brand new 5-year nature recovery project, and we're looking for two Landscape Advisors to join the team.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialWe teamed up with the Shark Trust, the Rock Pool Project and the local community on Ovingdean beach for an egg case hunt and bioblitz. Both events harnessed the power of community to build data and records that will help protect our precious marine ecosystem! 📷© Tracey Beck/Sarah Ward
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialNice weather for ducks. 📷 © Roger Wilmshurst
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialIt's International #GeodiversityDay!
David Nash of the Sussex Geodiversity Partnership explores our Malling Down reserve - from bedrock to butterflies 🦋
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/articles/celebrating-international-geodiversity-day-6th-october-2026/
📷© Stuart Conway
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialOctober is busy with People's Emergency Briefing screenings in Sussex, including: ⏰ Nutley - 9 Oct ⏰ Westdene, Brighton - 9 Oct ⏰ Eastbourne - 10 Oct ⏰ Firle - 11 Oct ⏰ Chichester - 14 Oct ⏰ Worthing - 14 Oct
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialAfter months of planning, SeaFest came to life - made by young people, for young people. A brilliant example of what young people can achieve when given the space to lead.
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/articles/seafest/
📷© Linden Burland
@sussextangerine.bsky.socialReposted by @sussexwildlife.bsky.socialA large chunk of the world's population of Sea Aster Bee, Colletes halophilus, is found on the east and south-east coast of England. It's on the upper saltmarsh of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve now. An autumn ace!
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@sussexwildlife.bsky.social🌊 Hear about a new plan to heal the Sussex Seas. 🐬
Join the webinar on Tuesday 20th October at 7pm to hear what's in the Blueprint, why it's important, and how we can move from plan to action.
Register on Eventbrite: https://shorturl.at/waggE
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialWe went scrub bashing with Locate Productions to mark the Autumn Equinox. It was tiring, sweaty, impactful work, carried out to restore and protect the biodiverse chalk grasslands of Malling Down. Thanks to Locate for the coffee, flapjacks and chat, and to Luke Spencer for capturing the event 📷
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialPaul Pinnington accesses our Stedham Common Nature Reserve using his buggy. He was kind enough to share these lovely recent early autumn photos with us.
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@sussexwildlife.bsky.social"Enjoying my new role at Sussex Wildlife Trust, finding Beaver habitat and supporting Beaver readiness...." 🦫 - Fran Southgate, Sussex Beaver Lead
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialCelebrity Traitors Series 2 is BACK! To celebrate, we have created these HARROWING images for your enjoyment...
James Acaster looks about right as a Kestrel, but apologies to James Blunt and Prof. Hannah Fry for these monstrosities. 🫣
More to come!
@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialLooking for advice and suggestions on key elements of community conservation work? Download our new guide, written by ecologist Laurie Jackson, from our community group advice page.
@sussextangerine.bsky.socialReposted by @sussexwildlife.bsky.socialSmall Coppers (pic this am), Gatekeepers & Painted Ladies were abundant in our Rye garden this year. There were more Clouded Yellows than ever. Small Tortoiseshells were all but absent. How did caterpillars fare in the drought😬?
#butterflies
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@sussexwildlife.bsky.socialOn a wet day earlier in the year, our Leysdown Trainees, members of the Reserves team & the Sussex Local Wildlife Site (LWS) Initiative carried out a survey of Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Brickfield Meadow Nature Reserve.
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/?post_type=story&p=33018
