Ten towns and cities will be visited by a fun ranger roadshow over the Easter holidays to showcase the amazing South Downs National Park. Co-inciding with the 10th anniversary, the National Park Authority is pulling out all the stops to bring the wonders of the South Downs to communities across the south east. The free […]

Rangers joined over 20 volunteers as the community came together to plant elm trees that had been lost due to disease. Saplings were planted in Binsted, West Sussex, as part of a project between Mid Arun Valley Environmental Survey, Arun Countryside Trust and the National Park Authority. It comes as disease-resistant elm trees are being […]

More than 3,000 people came to enjoy the Dark Skies Festival to learn more about the amazing stargazing opportunities on their doorstep. Midhurst Rother College, the venue for the first Stargazing South Downs event, saw a record turnout as more than 1,100 people came to enjoy the cosmic fun. Meanwhile, the National Park’s stargazing extravaganza […]

Nature recovery, year-round access to the countryside, restoration of precious landscapes, engaging young people and working with local communities to develop neighbourhood-led planning are among the achievements of the South Downs National Park as it marks its 10th anniversary. March 31, 2020 will mark exactly a decade since the South Downs National Park was created […]