This site is your gateway to the remarkable natural environment of Hastings and St Leonards. With a network of six Local Nature Reserves throughout the town there is a rich diversity of wildlife, landscapes and history to explore.

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:
I was pleased today to see the large and attractive leafcutter bee Megachile willughbiella visiting the flower... Read More
Last year while carrying out a survey of the solitary wasps nesting in the crumbling sandstone walls at White ... Read More
The sandstone & clay cliffs, flowery undercliff, cliff-top heathland, semi-natural grassland and scrubby w... Read More
A nice bright breeding plumaged adult had appeared at the roadside Pett Pool pool this evening when it should ... Read More
The Exmoor ponies have now left the site. They have done such a good job of grazing the heathland and acid grassland areas within ... Read More
The Friends of Church and Robsack woods have been making connections with the teachers & children at Churchwood School since the s... Read More
Join the Friends of Summerfields Wood in a practical conservation task helping to maintain and improve this idyllic and historic l... Read More