All posts by Luke Geoghegan

Enjoy a taste of the South Downs this National Parks Week

July 27th, 2015

Special offers on local food and drink to celebrate National Parks Week National Parks Week 2015 runs from 27 July to Sunday 2 August and is an opportunity to celebrate everything about the UK’s family of 15 National Parks. This year the theme is ‘Landscapes of Plenty’ recognising that ‘Britain’s Breathing Places’ are not only […]

Access and Rights of Way Annual Review

July 13th, 2015

Access to the countryside in the South Downs National Park is mainly via the rights of way network – 3,300km of public footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways and byways. It also includes areas of accessible woodland, Country Parks and nature reserves. Open Access Land on our heaths and downland allows the public to wander freely. The […]

South Downs creatures go to town

July 13th, 2015

Adonis blue butterflies, rose chafer beetles, peregrine falcons, brown hares and wartbiter crickets were among the South Downs creatures ‘on the loose’ in Lewes on Friday 10 July as more than 400 children paraded through the town in costumes inspired by the National Park’s wildlife. Across Lewes and surrounding villages, year 6 children had been […]

Discover jewels of South Downs on new buses this summer

July 10th, 2015

Some of the South Downs’ finest cultural and historic gems are being opened up to more visitors with two new weekend bus routes in the National Park this summer. The village where Jane Austen spent the last eight years of her life (Chawton); the home of the world’s first ecologist (Selborne); and the natural amphitheatre […]

Students shine at South Downs research conference

July 10th, 2015

The challenge of counting bumblebees, how to date river mud using the fallout from 20th century atomic bomb testing and the power of the British postal system at the turn of the 19th century – three hours for a letter to travel from Brighton to London. These are just some of the things discussed at the […]

Local Access Forum Annual Report 2015/16

July 8th, 2015

The South Downs Local Access Forum (SDLAF) is a group of 17 individuals appointed in a voluntary capacity to give advice to various government authorities and other bodies on how to provide access to land for open-air recreation and enjoyment. Members of the SDLAF are appointed by the South Downs National Park Authority and reflect […]

Community tapestry goes on display

July 2nd, 2015

A tapestry which captures every home in the South Downs communities of Iford and Swanborough has been unveiled for the first time. The artwork, four years in the making, was created by members of the local community with the support of the South Downs National Park Authority’s Sustainable Communities Fund. It is on display at […]