Chris Corrigan

RSPB Arne as lovely as ever....nice and quiet as visitors distracted by #PullaPine! Spoonbills, Avocets and more....
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Latest on bio-beads and our meeting with Southern Water.
#RyeHarbour
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Thrilled to bits! Our partnership with the wonderful Wiston Estate has helped them win the prestigious Schöffel Farm-Environment Partnership Award.

Well done to them!

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YouTube video by Sussex Wildlife Trust Bio-bead crisis at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Our CEO @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social on the situation at Rye Harbour.

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#Sussex #biobeads #pollution

We are battling a major pollution incident at our Rye Harbour reserve. Huge nos. of tiny plastic bio-beads have spilled onto the saltmarsh.

Has anyone got experience of dealing with this type of pollution or know the potential impacts? Thanks!

@btobirds.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Hi Amy. Thanks for asking. The problem is that the beads are spread over a wide area and it is hard to see them among the saltmarsh vegetation. Very different to the strandline of a beach. There will be trials of different methods tomorrow. If vols are needed we will put a call out.

A beautiful day at Rye Harbour. Sadly having to spend time on our response to the dreadful #biobead pollution incident. Tragically 100,000s or even millions have spilled out across the saltmarsh. As yet the impacts on wildlife are unclear
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Disastrous news as the #SouthernWater bio-beads reach our Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

This is a fast moving situation but we are extremely grateful to all the volunteers and organisations helping with the clean up - thank you!

#NeverAgain

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Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.

URGENT! Last chance! Please take 2 mins to help head off the disastorous parts of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Lets make it 35,000 voices for nature
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Important news from Europe. Small-scale fishers are calling for a ban on bottom trawling in MPAs
#MPAs #fishing
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@sussexkelp.bsky.social

Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social gains important legal victory over harmful dredging.

Blog: markavery.info/2025/11/07/6...

I just love the word 'quashed'.

Well done SWT! I hope other WTs will take similar challenges.

#marine #judicialreview #sussex #dredging #brighton #wildlife

Super-proud of the team! This is a big, big win and highlights current failures to properly protect Marine Conservation Zones. What a way to end the week!
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
@mcsuk.bsky.social
@bluemarinef.bsky.social

A huge thanks to Barry Yates who pointed out my first (and very late) Least Lettuce. A super-rare shingle lover at Rye Harbour SWT
@rxnature.bsky.social
@sussextangerine.bsky.social
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Please join the Planning & Infrastructure Bill campaign.

Sounds boring but it has to be one of the most envoronmentally damaging planning bills of all time

@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@cpresussex.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social

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Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.

**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update**

The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.

It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.

Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.

action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Parking and entry is free but if you are not a member and you see it, a donation of a fiver would be lovely...and good value! 😀
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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BREAKING NEWS: Reports of a rare Isabelline Shrike @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Woods Mill. Pls park sensibly! Good luck!
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
@rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social

Airport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs say A committee of MPs says the government has not demonstrated if economic benefits from airport expansion outweigh climate impacts.

Airport will definitely add to emissions but with little or no evidence of domestic economic growth. Another terrible political choice
#environment #climatechaos
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great interview with @senizdoesnature.bsky.social on why #inclusion matters
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Wart-biters are back! Another important step in rebuilding nature in Sussex
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#BugLife #NLHF

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Thanks Julian! Its somewhere in yhr Cotswolds so I cuess they might have otters!

Someone who thinks I know everything about wildlife asked me what eats American Signal Crayfish 😂 #Clueless

Lots of remains found on a boat pontoon - anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Big #job opportunity to join our ambitious Sussex Wildlife Trust senior leadership team! Could this be you?
#jobs #environment #biodiversity

The beautiful and beautifully camouflaged Feathered Ranunculus!
#IslesofScilly
@savebutterflies.bsky.social

Least Adders-tongue. A rare and tiny fern and a St Agnes speciality.
It is a rude plant which seems to be giving me the finger!! 🤣
#IslesofScilly
@islesofscilly.bsky.social

Did you know you can help keep your garden birds healthy? #birdfeeder Did you know you can help keep your garden birds healthy and prevent the spread of diseases by regularly cleaning your bird feeders? 🐦Watch this step by ste...

Putting birdfeeders out this autumn? Listen to wise words from Most Hygienic Robin.

(lovely work from Charlotte Wells)

Good news on London air quality!
And boy are we short of good news!
#nitrogen #pollution

Super Rye Harbour from the Discovery Centre cafe....and a Wasp Spider too (outside not inside if spiders are not your thing!)

Never been? You don't know what you're missing!
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Still time to register for our FREE Wilder Community Champions Training webinar!
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PIGS!!!!
And 2 Ospreys
#Shipstal #RSPBArne
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@rspbengland.bsky.social