All posts by Luke Geoghegan

Three chicks on our barn owl webcam!

May 30th, 2018

We’re very happy to see that three chicks have now hatched in our barn owl box. If you keep watching you might see the male delivering food and the female feeding the chicks. She will do this until they are about two weeks old, after which they will be able to feed themselves. There are […]

SDNPA calls for judicial review on proposal for A27 at Arundel

May 24th, 2018

The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) today (24 May 2018) resolved to commence proceedings for a judicial review to challenge Highways England’s decision to select a modified version of Option 5A as the preferred route for the A27 Arundel Scheme. Route 5A (amended) would pass through the South Downs National Park, including an ancient […]

Caution and common sense urged when visiting the Sussex cliffs

May 22nd, 2018

A poster campaign launched this spring will remind people to stay safe while visiting the famous white chalk Sussex cliffs this summer. You’ll see warning posters appearing on bus routes, visitor car parks, in tourist information centres, on community notice boards and sent to local language schools. We are appealing to local businesses to display […]

First Local Plan for the entire South Downs National Park submitted to Government

May 8th, 2018

The first Local Plan to cover the entire South Downs National Park has been submitted to the Government. The Plan has been submitted alongside all of the evidence used in its preparation and more than 2,500 comments received in the pre-submission consultation in 2017. This is available to view at www.southdowns.gov.uk/localplan. Margaret Paren, Chair of […]

Have your say on what makes the Sussex Heritage Coast Special

May 4th, 2018

The Sussex Heritage Coast Partnership brings together the 10 organisations looking after some of Britain’s most iconic coastline – stretching from Seaford, past Cuckmere Haven and along the magnificent chalk cliffs of Seven Sister and Beachy Head to Eastbourne in the South Downs National Park. We want to be able to tell the story of […]