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Brighton chalk reef © Clive Shalice / Locate Productions / Sussex Bay

Think Like a River: Why Source-to-Sea Matters for the Future of Sussex’s Marine Life

To restore life below the waves, we need to look far upstream. Sussex Bay’s source-to-sea approach connects land, rivers, and ocean to drive true marine recovery.

Cuckoo, by Lee Barber

Notes on Nature at the Wiston Estate

From satellite-tagged cuckoos to rare chalk grassland butterflies, Wiston is buzzing with life. Explore recent nature highlights from across the estate.

Wakehurst - Trees for Bees by Amy Hurn

What We Know About Trees Needs to Change

With 97% of wildflower meadows lost in the UK, could trees offer an alternative? Wakehurst is exploring how flowering canopies, with the help of citizen science, can support pollinators.

More than Human at the Design Museum. Courtesy of the Design Museum. Photo by Luke Hayes

More Than Human Landscapes

The Design Museum’s More than Human exhibition reimagines design beyond humans, spotlighting projects like Weald to Waves that foster multispecies connections.

Groundswell Regenerative Agricultural Festival 2025, by Amy Hurn

Groundswell 2025: Building Connections for People, Nature and Climate

Reflections from Groundswell Regenerative Agricultural Festival 2025: Conversations, connections and the power of shared purpose

Swallow by Matt Phelps

Have you seen your first swift this year? Matt Phelps updates us on the incredible migration patterns of the bird species appearing across Sussex.

Molly Biddell

We are thrilled to announce that Molly Biddell has joined the W2W team as a key advisor on Nature Based Solutions across farms and landholdings within the corridor.

Allotment/ Will Jackson / CC BY 2.0 DEED

In Sussex, the allotment tradition continues to thrive, not just for recreation and food production, but important urban spaces for nature.

Fairoak Farm rough edges, by Rachel Bicker

The Scrubland Superheroes project is in full swing, creating “stepping stones” of scrub habitat along the corridor. Project Officer Rachel Bicker lets us listen in on her work monitoring birdsong at one of her target sites.

European Robin by Alex Briggs

Did you see our new wildlife survey for our gardens and greenspaces members? We’ve had a fantastic response to one of our first steps to understanding the biodiversity in your spaces.

Sussex Wildlife Trust logo

Shoresearch is The Wildlife Trusts’ national citizen science survey of the intertidal shore. Find out how to get involved.

High Beeches wildflowers

Our Gardens and Greenspaces Coordinator, Amy Hurn, visits High Beeches, to find out more about their fabulous biodiversity and their work on nature recovery.

Flooded farmland- Naomi Humphreys

The devastating impact of this winter’s persistent rains has posed significant challenges for farmers across the region. What does this mean for nature recovery?

Hedgelaying - Judy Agate

Judy Agate, local greenspace trustee and Greener Amberley committee member, talks about nature recovery in Amberley, and the latest work on planting and hedgelaying to boost biodiversity.

Bird survey 2016 Rachel Bicker

Monitoring the corridor will take an army of experts and citizen scientists. Are you up for the challenge?

Iford Guardian Article

W2W Founding Farm, the Iford Estate, near Lewes, East Sussex, makes the press this month for their pioneering work in habitat creation.

Nightingale- Dean Samsudin

Do you manage land in the corridor? You could get involved in creating areas of scrub to help with the reappearance of Nightingales, Red-Backed Shrike and Black-Veined White butterfly.