All posts by Luke Geoghegan

On the Ground in October 2017

November 2nd, 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 September 2017. Completed ten days work at Binswood, managing the site’s rides with the Woodland Trust. Began enhancement work on Petersfield’s greenspaces in partnership with Petersfield Town Council. Started […]

“ARE WE PREPARED TO BE RADICAL?”

November 2nd, 2017

“Are we prepared to be radical?”  This was the question raised by SDNPA Chief Executive Trevor Beattie as he summed up the UK National Parks conference on 27 October. As the 70th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks Act approaches the conference was an opportunity to debate the future of our National Parks. Frank Dean, […]

10 THINGS WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT HEALTH & WELLBEING

November 2nd, 2017

Nature is good for you. Exercise is good for you. Getting exercise in nature is really good for you. And yet the people who could benefit most from nature are also those who are least likely to get out and use it. In October we held the first ever South Downs Health & Wellbeing Conference […]

HUGH BONNEVILLE HELPS LAUNCH NEW SOUTH DOWNS CHARITY

November 2nd, 2017

Hugh Bonneville has shown his support for the South Downs National Park Trust, a new charity for the National Park. “The South Downs has been my home on and off for 40 years and I can see the ways that gaining National Park status has helped both the environment and communities,” says Hugh. “I often […]

Hugh Bonneville launches new charity for South Downs National Park

October 16th, 2017

Hugh Bonneville showed his support for the South Downs National Park Trust, a new charity launching today, 16 October 2017. Joining charity trustee Toni Shaw he helped monitor the health of a local chalk stream, just one example of the kind of work the charity will support. Hugh Bonneville said: “The South Downs has been […]