Sussex Wildlife Trust

For everyone who cares about nature in Sussex.

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TinyBirder wanted to show you how much fun it is to dissect barn owl pellets, so he made a short video.

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We love these new wild bee stamps.

Beautifully illustrated by Richard Lewington

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Male Four spotted Chaser deploys undercarriage SWT Old Lodge by mediocreimage

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Backlit Blue by Sue MacCallum-Stewart

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Marbled White Butterfly, Friston Forest by Alan MacKenzie Via Flickr: © 2015 Alan Mackenzie. www.alanmackenziephotography.com Facebook Living on the south coast means windy weather. Windy weather means unsharp butterfly photos. I had to wait until rather late, for the wind to disappear. Even so, I always use sticks and clothes pegs to stabilise plant stems, as even a slight movement can ruin a macro shot. This is a female. I think the females are more attractive than the males, whose wings have less relief and indistinct markings. My journey to Friston Forest featured some interesting sights, including a man walking backwards along the pavement, a gentleman on the bus wearing Doc Martens on the wrong feet and an elderly chap dressed as a duck, playing the keyboard in the middle of a field.

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Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia by Paul Via Flickr: Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia

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Pool Frog (Pelophylax Lessonae) by Sharon Dow Via Flickr: The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a European frog. It is one of only four amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan. The reasons for declining populations are decreased pond habitat from human encroachment and also air pollution leading to over-nitrification of pond waters. Its specific name was chosen by the Italian herpetologist Lorenzo Camerano in order to honour his master Michele Lessona. The Pool Frog has not always been recognised as a native British species. Part of the reason for this is that other similar species are known to have been introduced. However research has now shown that a native origin is most likely. The Herpetological Conservation Trust website states that "The Pool Frog is a European frog and was formerly recorded from two sites in East Anglia although it was lost from one of these in the middle of the 19th century. It was presumed extinct in the wild at the last remaining site by 1995. A single individual known from this population survived in captivity until 1999. Other populations have become established in the UK and it is known that some of these included individuals of British origin in their founding stock." An English Nature reintroduction project is underway in Breckland, where Pool Frogs were introduced to a single site in 2005. Photographed at Warnham Nature Reserve, Hoersham, West Sussex

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Red-footed falcon by Paul Via Flickr: Red-footed falcon

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Mullein Moth larva (Cucullia verbasci) by Bob Eade Via Flickr: Friston Forest, East Sussex. Feeding on Figwort.

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1 up & 1 down by Sue MacCallum-Stewart

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Bee orchids #StayWild #orchid

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It's #FREE postage on all our T-shirts this weekend. Starting now! Look good & help #Sussex wildlife #Brighton #tees #Bees #seahorse #hedgehog #badger @rapauniofficial

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Thank you #30DaysWild! We had a wonderful wild time. #StayWild #sussex #nature

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Anyone for Tennis? #wimbledon2015 #30DaysWild #wimbledon #nature #cute #springwatch

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View from the meadow

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Happy Sussex Day

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Leave part of your lawn uncut this spring, the flowers, bees & butterflies will thank you #30DaysWild #nature #Springwatch #wildlife