23 August 2019
Trevor Tupholme loved Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. His family have been going for a walk together on the reserve every Boxing Day since 1982. His daughter tells about Trevor, and explains why she’s donated money to the Discovery Centre in his name
22 August 2019
On a Wednesday morning in August, the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Violet Hancock, came to visit Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, to see the wildlife and hear about the Discovery Centre project. The group walked to the Discovery Centre site to see progress on the build, then were taken on a Land Rover tour of the nature reserve, with Barry explaining how the reserve manages the shingle, saltmarsh, saline lagoons, coastal grazing marsh, freshwater gravel pits and reedbed habitats. Emma Chaplin then spoke to Violet about herself, her role and her interest in wildlife:
15 August 2019
A group of friends are coming to the end of a project, involving 30 people, to create a Rye Harbour Nature Reserve quilt as a fundraiser for the Discovery Centre
11 August 2019
We speak to Nigel Braden of Inwood about creating the Discovery Centre in panel form from local, coppiced Sweet Chestnut
29 July 2019
We speak to Baxall Site Manager Matt Fothergill about the Discovery Centre build
15 July 2019
Antiques Roadshow’s Andy McConnell’s evening in support of the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre in St Leonard’s a great success
21 June 2019
How easy is it to get to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve without using a car?
18 June 2019
We speak to photographer and Avocet Gallery owner Peter Greenhalf about his imaginative pictures
14 June 2019
The first ever Ekiden Relay took place on the reserve on Friday 31st May, raising over £4000 for the Discovery Centre.
20 May 2019
Most people know Andy McConnell as the Antiques Roadshow’s hugely entertaining glass specialist. Andy lives at Winchelsea Beach and is a regular visitor to the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. In July, he is giving a talk about his extraordinary life as a fundraising event for the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.
