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A beautifully-crafted timber shelter is the centrepiece of a revitalised bus service serving villages around Petersfield and Midhurst. Residents gathered to celebrate the unveiling of Rogate’s unique bus shelter – designed and built by woodsman Ben Law, who was made famous by his intricate “house in the woods” on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. The rundown […]

Helping wildlife havens and capturing the beauty of nature through photography are among the exciting themes as Youth Actions Days return to the National Park. Five environmental action days are taking place in the South Downs during the October half-term and will give young people the opportunity to gets hand-on in conservation. It follows the […]

A partnership of 10 organisations has received initial National Lottery support for the Changing Chalk project. Made possible by National Lottery players, the partnership will work with local communities and landowners to connect people with nature and address challenges facing the Sussex Downs to protect this fragile chalk grassland landscape for future generations. Development funding […]

As inspiring views go, the top of Butser Hill is one of the best in Hampshire. Now budding artists from across the Portsmouth and Petersfield areas have used the amazing panoramas to inspire a colourful new exhibition of paintings, sculptures, photographs and textiles. It comes after arts charity Artscape partnered with the South Downs National […]

Tiffany Francis-Baker grew up in awe of the South Downs’ dreamy starry nights. Now the Petersfield-based author has used these nostalgic memories as inspiration to write a new book, Dark Skies. The book follows Tiffany’s year exploring the landscape after dark to see how we connect with nature at night. She said: “I grew up […]