All posts by Luke Geoghegan

The Grow Project and the importance of connecting with nature

October 10th, 2018

As many studies have shown, connecting with the natural world can be very beneficial to maintaining your mental wellbeing. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness week, we spoke to The Grow Project, a local charity that is helping people make that connection. Grow is a Sussex-based charity that runs low-cost nature connection courses for people […]

Secrets of the Heath 2018 review

October 5th, 2018

Heathlands Reunited’s biggest event of the year Secrets of the Heath took place on the 8 and 9 September on Petersfield Heath. The weather was kind and more than 2,000 people came along. Members of the partnership used their expertise to draw attention to opportunities on offer for recreation, education and relaxation on all of […]

Fungi season in the South Downs

October 5th, 2018

When you walk in the woods of the South Downs something incredible is happening under the leaf litter. In autumn, the fruits of nature’s labour arise in abundance. Words by Daniel Greenwood. Beneath our feet the fungal web or ‘mycelium’ of fungi are coalescing with the roots of trees to maintain a biological network crucial […]

Local Plan goes to public examination

October 5th, 2018

The first Local Plan to cover the entire South Downs National Park will be examined in public this November and December following its submission to the Government in April 2018. Government-appointed Planning Inspector, Mr Brian Sims, is leading the independent examination which takes in the Local Plan, all of the evidence used in its preparation […]

Most asked: Bruce Fowkes, Farming Officer for South Downs

October 4th, 2018

Answers to questions about a particular area of work in the National Park – some sent in to our newsletter and others that we get asked all the time. Answering this month is: Bruce Fowkes, farming officer for the South Downs National Park. Why does the National Park need a farming officer? The South Downs […]