All posts by Luke Geoghegan

Re-appointments to South Downs National Park Authority

November 3rd, 2016

Re-appointments to England’s National Park Authorities & the Broads Authority and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Boards have been made by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Andrea Leadsom. Each reappointment will take effect from 1 April 2017. National Park Authority members have a primary responsibility to ensure that the Authority […]

Looking forward as the clocks go back

October 27th, 2016

This Sunday the clocks go back and for us darker evenings are something to look forward to. Firstly there’s more time for stargazing in the South Downs – one of the world’s newest International Dark Sky Reserves. While we’re busy planning for our big Stargazing South Downs event next February – part of the first ever […]

Gardening with bats in mind

October 24th, 2016

To celebrate International Bat Night on 24 August, we’ve put together some top tips on making your garden more bat friendly. Autumn is mating season for bats so they’re still active and flying during September through to November, feeding themselves up on night-flying insects to get ready for hibernation. Anything that you can do to […]

Free guide makes South Downs Way ‘bite-sized’

October 21st, 2016

The 100 mile South Downs Way national trail can be made bite-sized with the Walks on the South Downs Way by Bus and Train guide , breaking it into easily accessible day and weekend walks. With twelve different walks graded from ‘moderate’ to ‘challenging’ which all start and end at bus stops or train stations, […]

South Downs study shortlisted for Landscape Award

October 14th, 2016

How do you measure the value of a view? This was the challenge set for the South Downs National Park Viewshed Study, completed by Landuse Consultants in 2015, and now shortlisted for a Landscape Institute Award 2016. The ‘diverse, inspirational landscapes and breathtaking views’ of the South Downs are recognised as one of the seven […]

Don’t get lost!

October 14th, 2016

National map reading week – 17 to 23 October 2016 There are worse places to be lost than the South Downs but even in the gentle rolling hills and mild weather of our National Park there could be consequences to taking a wrong direction. If you’ve ever found yourself halfway up the wrong hill or […]