All posts by Luke Geoghegan

On the Ground in February 2018

March 8th, 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 February 2017. Started building barn owl boxes ahead of the nesting season and trained on how to check barn owl boxes with an ecologist from the Hawk Conservency. Stayed up […]

Butterfly birthday

March 8th, 2018

From water voles to skylarks and wart-biter crickets to sand lizards, many creatures capture the spirit of the National Park. But there’s something special about the South Downs’ butterflies and we’re working closely with Butterfly Conservation to keep it that way. Words by Chris Lickley and Jo Glyde The Duke of Burgundy, chalk hill blue […]

Fen defenders

March 8th, 2018

In December 2016 residents on the edge of Winchester had a grumble about the state of the waste-ground in front of their homes. But what began as a casual chat became a huge community effort to restore the local fen for wildlife. It’s fair to say that Clausentum Fen, a fragment of the Itchen Valley […]

Critical friends

March 8th, 2018

“It’s a privilege to be allowed to build in a National Park. People should see it as such and design buildings that both respond to and make a real contribution to the South Downs’ landscapes.” Graham Morrison is part of an independent panel of expert architects and designers giving up their time to push for […]

Stay over, see more…

March 8th, 2018

The days are getting longer, the clocks are about to change and we’re starting to daydream about sunny spring days on the South Downs. Staying the night opens up a whole new world of opportunities – whether you’re sleeping out in the wild, stargazing or learning a new skill. Whether you have one night, a […]