All posts by jefftravis

From South Downs to the sea: vital work is completed at two huge nature reserves

December 3rd, 2025

Much-needed improvements at RSPB Pulborough Brooks and RSPB Pagham Harbour have been completed as thousands of migrating birds arrive for their winter stay. The £300,000 works have improved vital new wetland havens for birds, mammals, and invertebrates, while new pathways, viewing platforms and benches will enhance the visitor experience at both destinations. The project is […]

South Downs Spotlight: Our fabulous fungi and the law

December 2nd, 2025

Meet Kirsty Murray, who is Assistant Engagement Ranger for Heathlands Reunited SAMM Project, which is helping to protect a vast swathe of heathland in the west of the National Park in East Hampshire. Here Kirsty takes a deepdive into the world of fungi and looks at the rules around foraging for these amazing phenomenon of […]

We did it! Triumph for nature as South Downs National Park hits tree-planting target

November 25th, 2025

The South Downs National Park has smashed its target of planting 100,000 trees by the middle of this decade – and has now set its sights on planting at least one million more. The huge tree planting drive includes a much-needed resurgence of the iconic elm tree, a lost beacon of the British countryside due […]

Green economy thrives in the South Downs amid calls to enshrine nature into UK growth plans

November 17th, 2025

The South Downs National Park is the “economic powerhouse” of England’s protected landscapes, a major new independent study has shown. With protected landscapes covering a quarter of England, the report shows the South Downs is the economic leader, with the highest GVA of £3.84 billion and hosting around a third of all businesses across the […]