All posts by Luke Geoghegan

On the ground in January 2018

February 6th, 2018

Don’t forget to say hello if you spot our rangers and volunteers out working in the National Park. Here’s a taste of what they achieved in January 2018. Gave a talk on the Meon Valley Partnership to West Meon Women’s Institute who asked lots of questions and shared their own stories about the River Meon. […]

Artist Appointed for South Downs Heathland Trail

February 6th, 2018

Are you a fan of your local heath? We know many people love their heaths – using them for exercise, to walk their dogs, for play and for relaxation. Through the Heathlands Reunited project we hope to inspire you to get to know your own heath even better, visit and explore other heaths, and most […]

Photo competition 2017/18 – Who won the people’s choice?

February 6th, 2018

Thank you to everyone who voted for their favourite picture from the South Downs Photo Competition 17-18! We are very pleased to announce that the winner is Tom Hard for his photo ‘Sussex Farming’. On a misty, golden morning a small flock of sheep are caught on a hillside, looking down across a wooded patchwork […]

We’re going on a slug hunt…

February 6th, 2018

Perhaps not a hunt exactly, perhaps more of a slug audit. But what does counting slugs have to do with a project to improve water quality in the Brighton & Hove area? Charlotte Eley is a Geography undergraduate in her final year at the University of Sussex but since last October she’s been going out […]

Meet our new Apprentice Planner

January 22nd, 2018

Sergio Chapman-Salas, the National Park Authority’s first ever Apprentice Planner, started work with us in September 2017. We asked him to tell us about why he decided to become a planner and whether reality is living up to expectation. “I enjoyed geography at school and the idea of living more sustainably. Planning fits both of […]

Local Plan Consultation – January 2018 update

January 22nd, 2018

Thank you to everyone who responded to the consultation on the South Downs Local Plan: Pre-Submission that took place between September and November 2017. More than 500 individuals and organisations took part and we are now reviewing all the comments. Consultation responders ranged from members of the public, parish councils, developers and organisations, to utility […]