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Exciting grants initiative launched for green projects in Ouse Valley

September 29th, 2023

Grants of up to £5,000 for climate action, biodiversity restoration and sustainability are up for grabs as part of a new scheme in the Ouse Valley. A pot of around £90,000 is being made available over a three-year period to help kickstart a wave of projects that help the environment and reduce carbon footprint across […]

Over £100,000 funding for school trips to the great outdoors

September 29th, 2023

  More than 12,000 schoolchildren have been able to connect with nature and the great outdoors thanks to a National Park grant scheme. Pupils from across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex have been able to enjoy fun nature-based trips after their schools were awarded an Outdoor Learning Grant. A total of £109,000 of grant […]

Innovative woodland initiative in South Downs National Park given funding boost by the Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland

September 18th, 2023

The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland is supporting an innovative woodland platform project in the South Downs National Park Woodland platform project is a key element of an ambitious woodland creation initiative aiming to establish over 5,000 hectares of interconnected native woodland habitat Delivered through UK nature restoration facility ‘Revere’, a collaboration between National […]

Fine of £12,000 for breaching planning rules in South Downs National Park

September 14th, 2023

A horse-owner who built stables, plumbed in a caravan and placed a shipping container on rural land in the South Downs National Park has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and costs and told to return the site to its original condition. Jane Soul, 65, of Eastleigh, was originally served with enforcement […]

Free event “Walk The Chalk” is wonderful opportunity to explore National Park

September 14th, 2023

An exciting five-day arts and heritage festival comes to the South Downs National Park this month with an action-packed line-up of free events. Walk The Chalk gives people the opportunity to learn about an array of fascinating topics, including local wildlife, the area’s geology and history, folklore and the impact of climate change. The celebrations […]