All posts by Luke Geoghegan

SDNPA Launches New Neighbourhood Planning Consultancy Service

December 6th, 2017

“The support provided by SDNPA to the East Meon Neighbourhood Plan was crucial in our success. They gave clear insight into the process and incisive advice on how to address some of our more difficult decisions, while supporting the objectives of our NDP. “At no time did we feel pressured into accepting the default planning […]

On the Ground in November 2017

December 6th, 2017

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 November 2017. Completed habitat management work in the River Meon at East Meon with the Wild Trout Trust, including managing vegetation planted during previous river restoration work. Updated the […]

Next stop West Meon Nature Station

December 5th, 2017

With a huge amount of hard work, a lot of local support and some future funding secured from the South Downs National Park Authority’s Sustainable Communities Fund, two National Park volunteers have taken a derelict storage depot and led its transformation into a nature reserve for a local school. It’s surprising to learn that a […]

Give the South Downs this Christmas

December 5th, 2017

Still trying to find the perfect gift for someone special? If they love the South Downs then we have a few ideas and each one gives something back to the National Park. For the craft beer lover Award winning South Downs brewery Langham have renamed their Best Bitter after the National Park and 5p from […]

The ebb and flow of tide mills

December 5th, 2017

If you’re looking for a curious place to take a Boxing Day stroll, or a complete antidote to Christmas excess, then a visit to Tide Mills might suit your purposes. New interpretation panels show how much we are still learning about the history of this unusual nature reserve just across the river Ouse from the […]