All posts by jefftravis

Pollinators and people get helping hand from National Park grants

March 11th, 2021

Creating a new nature hub, bringing a “lost village” back to life and surveying important buried archaeological remains are among the exciting projects to benefit from a National Park fund. A range of inspiring initiatives across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex have been awarded grant funding from the Sustainable Communities Fund (SCF). The dedicated […]

Celebrating diverse voices to explore landscape, wildlife and heritage

March 11th, 2021

A new creative writing bursary is being launched for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse writers whose work aims to explore the landscape, wildlife and heritage of the National Park. ‘Shifting the Gaze’ will offer 15 bursaries of £500 to writers to fund time researching and developing new writing projects that focus on the beautiful South […]

Families across region re-connect with nature

March 11th, 2021

Bird-spotting in your garden, hunting for lichens, identifying trees, and learning birdsongs have been among the activities enjoyed  by hundreds of families over the past year as they connected with our beautiful natural world. Since the start of the pandemic, the National Park Authority has been running an innovative scheme where families can pick up […]

Restoring dew ponds to create new habitats for birds and insects

February 8th, 2021

Work is under way on restoring a dew pond to create an oasis for birds and aquatic insects. The South Downs National Park Authority has partnered with the Norfolk Estate on a nature recovery project to reinstate a wetland habitat at Peppering, near Arundel. Dew ponds are synonymous with the chalk grassland of the South […]

Take part in survey on Whole Estate Plans

February 5th, 2021

Whole Estate Plans are an important  planning tool in a National Park that has a number of major landowners. These plans help to identify opportunities and aid decision-making for both landowners and the National Park Authority. A survey is launching this month to look at the process of creating them. Land Use Consultants has been […]