The Wild Hastings website has had a face-lift and is back online with a new look and some great new features.
The natural environment in and around Hastings is rich and diverse, with dolphins and porpoises offshore, breeding peregrines and barn owls, and a diverse array of ancient woodland, sandstone cliffs and reedbeds. To promote this rich natural heritage the Wild Hastings website continues to be developed to provide information on the town's nature reserves and wildlife.
Discover our Wildlife area for details of the fauna and flora to be found in and around Hastings.
Explore our Nature Reserves area for a wealth of information about our local reserves, including location and access information and details of the habitats and wildlife to be found in each reserve.
Use our Sightings area to report or search for wildlife sightings around Hastings. Recent reported sightings include the fledging of the barn owl chicks at Fairlight Place Farm, three pilot whales and a grey seal at Glyne Gap, humming-bird hawkmoths throughout the town and crossbills in Alexandra Park.
Visit our Events area to see a month by month guide to the wildlife related events taking place in the Hastings area.
Check out the conservation news page for progress updates on the Hastings Country Park Restoration Project and other nature conservation projects within the town.
Future plans include virtual tours for all the nature reserves, environmental education packs for parents and teachers to download, and to ensure nature reserve management plans, surveys and reports are available online.
Councillor Jay Kramer, portfolio holder for Leisure, said:
"We have a unique natural heritage here in Hastings and our nature reserves are home to many protected species. The Wild Hastings website will give residents and visitors instant access to what is going on in places like the Country Park and over the coming months there are a number of ways the website will grow. We already have a sightings area, where anyone can submit photos of interesting wildlife they've managed to capture. We hope to encourage schools and environmental groups to play a bigger part in expanding the website and our nature reserves officer would be pleased to hear from groups wanting to get involved."
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This page last updated: 29/09/2005