All posts by Luke Geoghegan

Hairy mallow in the South Downs National Park

September 2nd, 2016

Written by Dr Patrick Austin, Environment Officer, South East Water The South Downs National Park is home to a wide range of rare species. These include insects like the wart-biter cricket and the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, but also a number of rare plants including the Nationally Rare hairy (or rough) mallow (Althaea hirsuta). It […]

£1.44 million lottery funding will help endangered heathland wildlife

September 2nd, 2016

Ambitious work to restore and reunite areas of rare heathland in the South Downs National Park will start this autumn thanks to a £1.44 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). South Downs heaths are not only home to rare plants and animals – such as the sand lizard, woodlark and silver-studded blue butterfly […]

6 things to do in the South Downs this Bank Holiday

August 26th, 2016

Whether it’s a sunny or a rainy one there’s lots to do in the South Downs National Park this August Bank Holiday… Get snapping and enter our Photo Competition This year the theme of our annual Photo Competition, is Building the Landscapes and we’re challenging you to capture stories of building and construction throughout the […]

Water Week and the South Downs

August 26th, 2016

A shocking 650 million people across the world live without safe water and one in every three people don’t have access to adequate sanitation. World Water Week, from 28 August to 2 September, focuses on new thinking and positive action toward water-related challenges across the globe. In our part of the world it’s very easy […]

Pondtail Wood update – 22 August 2016

August 22nd, 2016

We are aware that a for sale sign went up at Pondtail Wood last week, with an auction due to be held on 12 September. The landowner is legally entitled to sell the property. The notices stay with the land and so will transfer to any new owner. The owner should declare the notices prior […]