Viva Lewes Issue #140 May 2018

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ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE We rescue, rehome and provide sanctuary for over 2000 animals every year. ENTRY BY DONATION Your local rescue centre www.raystede.org Huge variety of animals and birds to see – Wildfowl lakes – Trails and dog walks Registered charity number 237696
WILDLIFE Illustration by Mark Greco Mute swan Deride a white swan I’m going to come right out and say it. I don’t like swans. Never have done. Just seeing them smugly swanning around acting all hoity-toity annoys me. And, last week, I took a particular dislike to a pair of them. <strong>2018</strong> is the 50th anniversary of the opening of Woods Mill, Sussex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve and headquarters near Henfield. We’ve been getting the place all ship-shape, ready to welcome visitors for celebrations throughout the summer. I turned up for work last Monday to find a pair of swans had inconsiderately built their huge woven nest right in the middle of the main path. I was half tempted to boot it back into the pond where it belongs but I’m sure I once read that the Queen legally owns all the swans in Britain and I didn’t want Liz leaping out of the undergrowth and bopping me with her sceptre. Perhaps it’s this royal association which give swans their snooty attitude but I would like to remind them that the reason that they were once bestowed this protection was because the Royal Family enjoyed eating them and didn’t want us common folk depriving them of a swan supper. This morning I checked on the swans and found six whopping great eggs in their haystack nest. But the parents were elsewhere, arrogantly gliding about on the pond. Had they abandoned the nest? Surely the eggs would perish in the cold? I suddenly became uncharacteristically concerned. I was half tempted to hop on the eggs myself to keep them warm until I noticed the swans a-swimming towards me, their wings half-raised behind their back (a posture called ‘busking’ which despite being the archetypal swan pose is actually an aggressive threat). Before I knew it they were upon me, hissing and raising their mighty wings. When you’re being attacked by a swan you really appreciate what formidable creatures they are. Weighing up to 13kg, mute swans are one of the world’s heaviest flying birds. The story that they can break your arm with their wings is nonsense but I didn’t hang around, just in case. After giving me some evil stares Lord and Lady Muck settled back to incubating and guarding their future family. They’re still there. Sitting pretty on their throne in the middle of the path, being photographed by crowds of admiring visitors while I stand ankle deep in the mud, muttering curses under my breath and begrudgingly hammer in a fence to keep them safe. It’s obvious who rules the roost here at Woods Mill. Michael Blencowe, Senior Learning & Engagement Officer, Sussex Wildlife Trust If you want to see the swans and lots of other wildlife take a trip to Woods Mill this summer. Directions are on Sussex Wildlife Trust’s website. And in the ‘What’s On’ section you’ll find details of free events being held on the reserve as we celebrate our half century. 89
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