All posts by Luke Geoghegan

The Importance of Dark Night Skies

February 7th, 2019

The South Downs Dark Skies Festival is running from 15 February until March 3 2019. We’re sharing articles to help you understand what we mean by dark night skies, their importance and their effect on wildlife and our wellbeing. This article was written by Graham Bryant FRAS, President of Hampshire Astronomical Group. Image © Deepal […]

‘Coastguard Cottages at Sunrise’ wins our people’s choice photo competition

January 29th, 2019

Thank you to everyone for voting for their favourite photo in the 2018/19 Photo Competition! We’re delighted to announce that the winner is Zoltan Kecskes, with his image ‘Coastguard Cottages at Sunrise’. The photo was taken at Cuckmere Haven in Seaford and looks out to the Coastguard Cottages and the Seven Sisters cliffs. Zoltan got […]

Big Garden Birdwatch 2019

January 15th, 2019

Written by Emily Summers, Visitor Experience Officer at Pulborough Brooks For 40 years, the RSPB has been asking you to count the birds that visit your garden as part of the annual Big Garden Birdwatch. This is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey with half a million members of the public taking part each year, […]

Invitation to maunder

January 7th, 2019

Words by Andy Beattie, Countryside & Policy Manager for the South Downs National Park Authority How do you draw the sound of jackdaws encountered on a walk? Or portray the direction and strength of wind using a wind vane? Or give a sense of shifting ground as you walk across a hillside? The new ‘Maunder […]