All posts by Luke Geoghegan

On the Ground in April 2018

April 30th, 2018

From meeting with farmers, offering training and support to local communities, leading walks, organising and training volunteers, controlling invasive species and supporting key species, South Downs National Park Rangers are out in the National Park every weekday and many weekends over the year. Don’t forget to say hello if you spot them out working. Here’s a […]

Otter believed to have taken up home on the Rother

April 27th, 2018

South Downs rangers are excited to have captured new footage of an otter, left on a camera trap on the river Rother on 11 April 2018. This is the first time an otter has been recorded at this particular site in many years. Volunteers first noticed otter prints on a mink raft a few weeks […]

More disadvantaged school children will be supported to experience South Downs in 2018

April 23rd, 2018

One thousand more children from low income families could get the chance to experience learning outside the classroom in the South Downs National Park this year thanks to a £5,000 donation to the new South Downs National Park Trust charity from Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton Rock Fund. Each year the South Downs school travel […]

Support UK National Parks this #EarthDay with Columbia

April 20th, 2018

This year, Columbia are teaming up with all of the UK National Parks to help fight against plastic pollution during Earth Day. For every purchase made between Friday 20 and Sunday 22 April (Earth Day) Columbia will donate 10% of the amount of any order taken to the 15 National Parks. They will also be […]

Planting to start at South Pond

April 20th, 2018

The next stage of work to improve South Pond, Midhurst will start in May when native aquatic plants including ragged robin, marsh marigold and yellow water lily will be planted around and on the southern islands. These areas will then be netted to prevent ducks and geese from eating the young plants. The nets will […]