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South Downs Rangers on Tour
June 23rd, 2017
National Parks Week – 25 to 28 July 2017 The South Downs National Park is coming to town for National Parks Week this summer. From 25 to 28 July South Downs rangers will be bringing family fun and a little bit of the National Park into towns around Sussex and Hampshire. Learn how to make […]
The Murder Stone
June 23rd, 2017
Written by Martin Parcell, Western Area Volunteer Ranger. This is an excerpt from the June issue of Downland Thymes, our volunteer newsletter. Warning: Graphic content En-route to a recent VRS woodland task at Clare’s Copse near Hambledon, Hants, we passed a small unassuming head stone, known locally as ‘the murder stone’ placed near the entrance […]
Barn Owl Blog – A sad week for our Barn Owls
June 23rd, 2017
Watch our live Barn Owl webcam It is very sad that our youngest of the three chicks has now died. We don’t know why for sure, but it could have been the heat, it could have had something wrong with it or the older chicks might have been getting all the food. It could have […]
Arun to Adur Farm Open Day – Lee Farm, Angmering Sunday 25 June
June 20th, 2017
Visit a working farm, enjoy a tractor & trailer ride and find out how local farmers are working together to support local wildlife at a free family fun day from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 25 June. Lee Farm in Angmering, part of the Arun to Adur Farm Cluster, will open their gates with tractor […]
School children help return water voles to Meon Valley
June 16th, 2017
Children aged 7 to 11 from local schools in the Meon Valley got hands-on conservation experience on 8 & 9 June when they helped release water voles into the River Meon. Pupils from West Meon C of E Primary School, Inwoods Small School and Droxford Junior School learned about the South Downs National Park’s work […]