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Work has begun on the restoration of Stanmer Park’s historic Walled Garden as part of a £5.1m project to restore Brighton’s largest park and a gateway to the South Downs National Park. Representatives from Brighton and Hove City Council, Plumpton College, Buxton Building Contractors and the South Downs National Park Authority gathered in the garden […]

More than 1,700 people came to the Wild Chalk event at East Brighton Park to learn more about our amazing chalk grasslands. The popular event, now in its second year, was organised by the South Downs National Park Authority and Brighton and Hove City Council rangers. With the support of local BHCC ranger, Paul Gorringe, […]

What’s it really like being a ranger for the South Downs National Park and does the reality match the perception? We caught up with  Phillippa Morrison-Price, Lead Ranger for the Eastern Downs, to find out more. What’s it like being a ranger for the South Downs National Park? I love it!  The people, the landscape […]

A once muddy and uneven path at a popular beauty spot has been transformed, thanks to a pioneering programme funded by Gatwick Airport to help make the National Park accessible for all. The Disabled Ramblers were all smiles as they tried out the new and refurbished path around Swanbourne Lake, near Arundel. The makeover involved […]

Opened as a Tuberculosis Sanatorium by King Edward VII in 1906, the historic buildings and gardens of the King Edward VII Hospital were considered a masterpiece in Arts and Crafts design. Until recently, the last 100 years had left their mark on this magnificent building, with various modern buildings being added, eroding the symmetry and […]