Wild Groombridge is a community wildlife project in the village of Groombridge in East Sussex.
Join us to build an exciting picture of the natural world around us and take part in wildlife volunteering. It’s free and everyone can take part, whether you’re an expert or a beginner.
All you need to help us learn what lives around us is the iNaturalist app on your phone. Find out more on the About Wild Groombridge page.
Latest from the Blog
Have you seen a hedgehog?
This hog (we don’t know if it’s male or female) was drinking from a bowl of water put out in front of our camera trap, in a garden in Eridge in the dry weather of August. We were so glad to hear the garden’s owners had seen hedgehogs because although we’ve been looking, putting out…
We’ve been busy! A news round-up for summer 2026
We’ve been so busy we forgot to update our website, so here is a whizz around the work that Wild Groombridge volunteers have been doing around the village this summer. Leylands Farm pond and meadow: the pond, which is spring-fed and used to be a regular stop on a cattle drover’s route, was over-shadowed by…
Bohemian Waxwings
We have had our first sighting of Waxwings this year in Groombridge – so keep a look out for these spectacular winter nomads. The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), to give it its full name, is a starling-sized winter migrant from Scandinavia and western Russia. Immediately recognisable for its sleek plumage, distinctive crest and red, waxy…
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