Set yourself a challenge for day 7 of #30DaysWild and go on an alphabet wildlife scavenger hunt!

Pick a letter and see how many things in nature you can find beginning with that letter! Guess which letter we chose? 🤔 🦋

❗️The Wildlife Trusts is part of a coalition of organisations launching legal action to demand politicians tackle wildlife loss and prioritise nature's recovery.

📉The UK consistently fails to meet its environmental targets. Enough is enough.

Read more👉 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We are coming up to peak orchid season in Sussex. Here's our handy guide to some of the most commonly seen orchids.
sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/orchids-o…

#30DaysWild

Here's some absolutely top quality spider drama. A surface-walking spider being attacked by a much larger Pond Skater. After repelling the attack, the spider raises a leg, putting out a silk line & sails calmly away.

#Springwatch BBC Springwatch

Film by Phil Booker

Claire Andrews shared this beautiful poppy and bee photo on our Nature Table. To have a bee-friendly garden, plant so you have flowers from March-October. #30DaysWild

Happy #VolunteersWeek to all of our amazing volunteers who help us ever so much to achieve brilliant results for #nature .

Thank you for your hard work and commitment to our outdoor world.

Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔

Wildflowers around Rye; Oxeye Daisy, Bee Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid and Sea Bindweed.
Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔
BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

📢 New poll reveals the majority of people believe the main parties are falling short on addressing the nature and climate crises.

With nature in freefall and urgent action needed, it's crucial we hold our leaders accountable.🌎

Read more 👉🏼 wtru.st/4e906jc

Puffins, ospreys, owls and more! 💚

Head over to the The Wildlife Trusts webcam page and watch some live wildlife action for day 6 of #30DaysWild . Don’t forget the popcorn 🍿 wildlifetrusts.org/webcams

Slow Worm courtship, beautifully captured by Christian Moss & posted on our Nature Table. These guys are neither slow, nor a worm! They are an elongated lizard without any legs. #30DaysWild

Lovely shot of a Lobster Moth by Rebecca Par, posted on the Nature Table. Great name isn't it? Named after its oddly-shaped caterpillar.
The UK has around 2,500 moth species - an amazing diversity of markings, colour, size, pattern etc. #30DaysWild

This is an Azure Damselfly that had recently emerged from our garden pond in #eastsussex just prior to its first flight.
#macro #omsystem #90mm #pondwatch
British Dragonfly Society Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome the team from EMAS Brighton & Hove to Woods Mill today to show them Forest School activities they might use with the children they work with

If you do one thing for the environment today, make it count. Pledge to march with for the Restore Nature Now campaign. Stand up, step out, and demand action. 🌍✊

#WorldEnvironmentDay #RestoreNatureNow ➡️ restorenaturenow.com

Limpets having an altercation, as seen by Marine Conservation Officer Sarah Ward. They are very territorial!

#30DaysWild #Springwatch

We've been holding a number of special events for #VolunteersWeek to thank our awesome volunteers. Find out about the Woods Mill Wander on Monday
📷 Roz Bassford
sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/a-woods-m…

WWII Pillboxes at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve have been daubed in graffiti, this happened before 02/06/24. Did you see or hear anything?, if so please contact us quoting reference CAD 1350 04/06/2024
Acts like this damage the very fabric of the building
#PCSOHolter #HeritageCrime

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay ! 🦔🐝

For day 5 of #30DaysWild immerse yourself in the wild world and learn a new wildlife fact.

For example, did you know octopuses have three hearts?

Share your fact below 👇

#30DaysWild a couple of clips from today xxx. Nature B & H Wildlife Forum Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔

We love this Sand Martin photo taken by Barry Clough. Sand Martins are the smallest European hirundines (which is the collective name for martins and swallows)

#Springwatch BBC Springwatch