People are being urged to take extra care over the coming weeks and months to prevent wildfires. After a particularly dry and warm spring, the risk of wildfires is high. Last month a wildfire – believed to have been started by a campfire – destroyed eight hectares of beautiful heathland at Chapel Common, near Milland, […]

“Spending time with butterflies lifts the spirits and reinvigorates that sense of wonder in the natural world.” Poignant words from Sir David Attenborough, who, like so many of us, is enthralled by the sight of butterflies dancing from blossom to blossom in a wildflower meadow. Spring and summer in the South Downs is synonymous with […]