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ReNature Festival 2025: Discover Seven Sisters Country Park Day

ReNature Festival 2025: Discover Seven Sisters Country Park Day

28 June 2025

10:00 am to 4:30 pm


Join us at Seven Sisters Country Park for a day discovering and celebrating some of our wonderful habitats and wildlife, in and around the eastern end of the Park.

The event is drop-in, with some activities requiring booking – see details below.

Drop-in activities include chalk grassland id sessions, sweep netting, litter picks, mindfulness, and dogs in nature sessions with our rangers, have a go at our amazing giant jigsaw, colouring sheets, and discover lots of information about the National Park.

There is no booking needed to attend the event, however advance booking is required for the following activities as part of the day:

8-10am – Rockpooling and Beach Clean

Join SDNPA rangers for a guided rockpooling session on Cuckmere Haven beach, searching for a myriad of colourful lifeforms found in its intertidal pools. We will be rockpooling for approximately an hour to an hour and a half, then carry out a short beach clean.

For more information and to book a place: Rockpooling and beach clean

    10am-1pm – Archaeology Walk: The Downs through the Ages

    Join us for this fascinating walk around the Cuckmere, with its rich history hidden in the passage of time. This walk is part of the Changing Chalk project, a National Trust-led journey into the history of this extraordinary chalk landscape.

    Expect about two and half hours of easy riverside walking, pausing to admire earthworks and ideas about what they might mean.

    For more information and to book a place: Archaeology Walk

    10am-1pm – Bioblitz: Pollinators, wildlife spotting and recording

    Curious about wildlife apps or want to know the basics of wildlife recording? This is the event for you. Join local ecologist Rachel Bicker and learn the ins and outs of wildlife surveying, which resources might work best for you and how to begin your species list.

    For more information and to book a place: Bioblitz

    11am-12.30pm – Willow Weaving Bird Feeders: Session 1

    Come join us for a fun and creative workshop where you will learn how to make your very own bird feeder out of willow!

    Two sessions on the day, you can choose to do either session.

    For more information and to book a place: Willow Weaving session 1

    1pm-2.30pm – Willow Weaving Bird Feeders: Session 2

    Come join us for a fun and creative workshop where you will learn how to make your very own bird feeder out of willow!

    Two sessions on the day, you can choose to do either session.

    For more information and to book a place: Willow Weaving session 2

    1-4pm – Echo the Sounds of Nature: Family Podcast in Nature

    Join Tremula Network Producer Francesca, to explore the iconic features and important cultural heritage of the Seven Sisters Country Park. This event is suitable for families, who may want to attempt a family podcast. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience!

    For more information and to book a place: Podcast in Nature

    Details

    Start: 28 June 2025
    End: 28 June 2025
    Booking: No booking for overall event, but some activities require pre-booking. See description for details
    Admission: Free

    Location Details

    Location Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, near Seaford, East Sussex
    Postcode BN25 4AD

    Organiser Details

    Organiser's Name South Downs National Park Authority
    Organiser's Website www.southdowns.gov.uk/renature-festival/events/
    Organiser's Email eventbookings@southdowns.gov.uk

    "The Downs...too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness."