All posts by jefftravis

Enjoying fresh air and walks this November

November 5th, 2020

The South Downs is a beautiful place to explore at any time of the year, but there’s something really special about enjoying a walk in the countryside in the autumn, with misty mornings and the crunch of frosted fallen leaves under your feet. As we enter another national lockdown, there’s plenty of space to walk, […]

Win £150 prize by capturing incredible beauty of night sky

November 4th, 2020

The enchanting Dark Skies of the South Downs National Park will be celebrated this autumn and winter with an awesome astrophotography competition. As the clocks go back and the cosmos comes into view earlier in the evening, people are being invited to capture the beauty of the night sky in and around the National Park. […]

Budding artists are “Truleigh inspired” by beauty of South Downs

November 2nd, 2020

The breathtaking South Downs has inspired many forms of artistry over the centuries, from poetry to world-famous oil paintings. Now a beautiful collection of sculptures, wood carvings and wood paintings have been created, thanks to a community project called “Truleigh Inspired”. The South Downs National Park Authority teamed up with Creative Waves, a community arts […]

Discovering the crickets and lizards of new Sculpture Trail

November 1st, 2020

Glyn Dodwell, Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion, recently tried out the Heathlands Sculpture Trail and describes his adventure here. The heathland of West Sussex and Hampshire is a landscape very close to my heart.  My father was a lepidopterist and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. My recollections, as a young 10 year old, were […]

Arts and heritage sector receives funding boost from South Downs National Park  

October 30th, 2020

New nature trails, a community exhibition and a scheme to support wellbeing for service personnel are among the initiatives to receive a boost from the National Park Authority’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund. Earlier this year the National Park set up a Recovery Fund of £375,000 to help support partner organisations and local communities in the wake […]