All posts by jefftravis

A delightful photograph of a girl running in the great outdoors is the winner of this year’s youth photo competition. Lila Chesters, of Upper Swanmore, Hampshire, captured this glorious action image of her sister while a storm was brewing over the South Downs. “Running Free” won the 11 to 17 category in this year’s contest, […]

  More than 1,400 disadvantaged young people will be able to enjoy an outdoor learning adventure this year, thanks to a new funding boost. Schools from across the South East will be able to apply for grant support to help deliver fun educational experiences, such as hands-on conservation work, wildlife surveying, practical geography and geology, […]

The final piece in the housing strategy for the National Park has been completed after a community voted overwhelmingly for its neighbourhood plan. The referendum at Twyford, in Hampshire, marked the final step in the process of completing the housing allocations set out in the South Downs Local Plan. The award-winning Local Plan was formally […]

A majestic short-eared owl soars over Seven Sisters Country Park on a crisp winter’s day. The country park’s newest visitor has delighted birdwatchers and walkers alike, captivated by its aerial acrobatics as it hunts for food. The bird of prey is an incredible spectacle of nature, but, up until recently, seeing one of these owls […]

The clock is counting down to the deadline on our call-out for new nature sites. The appeal launched during the autumn and invites farmers, land managers, communities and conservation groups across the National Park to put forward possible sites where new wildlife habitat could be created. Almost 20 expressions of interest have so far been […]