All posts by Luke Geoghegan

Shhh! It’s National Quiet Day

September 12th, 2018

Shhh! Wednesday 12 September was National Quiet Day. To mark the occasion we took a look at ‘Tranquillity’ one of the seven special qualities of the South Downs National Park. Tranquillity is considered to be a state of calm and quietude. It relates to quality of life, and there is good scientific evidence that it […]

New Agriculture Bill: South Downs National Park response

September 12th, 2018

Defra has announced the introduction of a new Agriculture Bill to parliament today (12 September 2018), setting out proposals for post-Brexit legislation for farming in the UK. Andrew Lee, SDNPA Director for Countryside & Policy, comments on Government’s new Agriculture Bill. “Public money should be used for public good and the new Agriculture Bill is […]

Walk the Heath Week – review

September 5th, 2018

In August we ran our first guided walk programme ‘Walk the Heath Week’, with seven entertaining and educational walks. Each walk was led by South Downs National Park Rangers or heathland site managers who took the opportunity to highlight the benefits that having actively manged heathlands can bring to local communities and individuals. Every walk […]

Lynchmere Common Bioblitz

September 5th, 2018

More than 100 people, young and old, joined us at Lynchmere Common on 31 July to discover more about their local heathland. The day of discovery saw SDNPA Rangers, National Trust Rangers and local volunteers coming together to lead a series of exciting and informative wildlife walks for local families, the majority of whom had […]

Thank you for sticking to the paths!

September 5th, 2018

Ground nesting bird season ends on 15 September and we want to thank everyone for sticking to the paths on our heathlands! This is one of four pledges that owners and dogs are taking through our new ‘I take the lead’ campaign. Owners and dogs ‘sign’ a pawsport and pledge to follow these behaviours when […]