Sussex Wildlife Trust - Winter Wildlife

WINTER WILDLIFE
Winterwatch with Sussex Wildlife Trust

Winter in Sussex can be beautiful, despite the cold, if you make the effort to get outside you can enjoy an amazing show that our wildlife can put on for you. Right now sign up for our e-Newsletter Help Us Taking Care of Sussex Become a member of Sussex Wildlife Trust and help protect local wildlife and countryside from only £2.50 a month. Join Today
Starling Time
This year we're tracking Brighton starling sightings. Join in by adding a #bnstarlings tag to your tweets.	Jump to: Winter photos Winter Garden birds Winter videos Winter questions What's on this winter Useful links
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Your Winter Photographs
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. These images are from Sussex Wildlife Trust Flickr group. Please visit the group if you would like to add your winter images.
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Enjoy Winter with Sussex Wildlife Trust
Events include bushcraft and tree dressing New Fun for All These events are run especially for disabled children or young people and their siblings. Learn about winter nature with Wildlife Courses Blow away the cobwebs on a Sussex nature reserve near you
Winter Videos
After two years of not being seen water wails are back at Woods Mill nature reserve. The cold weather has brought these usually shy and secretive birds out into the open, where they can be seen feeding in some of the sunnier, unfrozen parts of the top stream. Video by Neil Fletcher Bittern in the snow at Rye Harbour nature reserve. In the last ten years bitterns have regularly wintered at Rye, the numbers varying from one to six. Starling time in Brighton. Between November and February thousands of starlings flock and the piers as they prepare to roost. This is a wonderful autumn wildlife spectacle. Film from BBC2 Nature's Top 40
Any Winter Questions?
If you have any questions about Winter wildlife please call WildCall, Sussex Wildlife Trust's information service on 01273 494777 For Christmas I received a bird table, what should I think about when putting it in the garden? I have found it really hard to find any mistletoe this December, can I grow it in my own garden? When is the best time of year to prune my hedge?
Garden Birds in Winter
Winter is the perfect time of year to get to know your garden birds better. Here are some factsheets to help you get the most from you garden wildlife. Download our Feeding garden birds factsheet which explains about how and when to feed your garden birds Download our Food for birds factsheet which explains about different types of food for different birds in your garden Download our How to make a bird box factsheet which explains all about nest boxes and how to make your own Download our Species information factsheets which explains about the nesting needs of many of our garden birds Wildlife Watch's Nick Baker shows us how to keep water fresh for garden birds during winter snow and ice.
Winterwatch Useful Links
Sussex Wildlife Trust's YouTube channel Wildlife Blog Wildlife Podcasts BBC Nature website BBC Breathing Places BBC Sussex fieldfare / Phil Avery