Training and events for land managers
We run a range of events to help people build business resilience and look after the High Weald’s environment, as well helping other organisations promote their events.
Most events are free, and most are tailored to farmers and other land managers.
Below are the events being run across the area during 2025/26. The list is not exhaustive, and additional events will be added as they become available, so please keep checking this page for updates. If there is a topic not on this list that you think would be of interest please contact us and we will see what we can organise.
Upcoming Events 2026
| Event | Date | Who is it for? | Location | Organiser & Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild About the High Weald Join the High Weald Team and nature-focussed community groups from across the landscape to network, share successes and find inspiration for new projects. |
Monday, 18 May 2026 10am-1pm |
Members of Wild About/Wilder/Environment groups within the High Weald | Burwash Common Pavilion | High Weald Team Book here |
| SFI for Small Farms A seminar run in partnership with the Small Farms Training Group to help small farms prepare for the revised SFI scheme | Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 5pm-7pm | Small farms in the High Weald | The Bear Inn, Burwash | Via SFTR Book here |
| High Weald Nature and Community Fund Webinar Find out more about our Lund Trust-supported grant programme for not-for-profit organisations in and around the High Weald National Landscape. Is your project eligible, how do you apply, and top tips for your application. |
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 10-11am |
Community groups, schools, churches, charities and other not for profit organisations | Online | High Weald Team Book here |
| Summer Wildflower Management – for landowners Join the High Weald team and Keith Datchler OBE to look at small-scale examples of different sward management techniques. |
Thursday, 4 June 2026 10am-1pm |
Landowners in the High Weald | Battle | High Weald Team |
| National Meadows Conference at Wakehurst Translating the science of meadows into practice |
Friday & Saturday, 19 & 20 June 2026 |
Open to anyone interested in meadow restoration | Wakehurst | Book here |
| Summer Wildflower Management – for land advisers Join the High Weald team and Keith Datchler OBE to look at small-scale examples of different sward management techniques. |
Thursday, 25 June 2026 10am-1pm |
Land advisers in the High Weald | Battle | High Weald Team |
| An Introduction to the High Weald Join the High Weald Team on a walk and talk to find out more about the special features of this protected landscape. |
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 2-3.30pm |
By invitation | Mayfield | High Weald Team |
Past events
These events have already been delivered this year. If there is a particular event you are interested in, please keep checking back to see if we are running it again. Alternatively, contact us to make a request.
| Event | Date | Who is it for? | Location | Organiser and booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Introduction to the High Weald Join the High Weald Team on a walk and talk to find out more about the special features of this protected landscape. |
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 10am-1pm |
By invitation | Mayfield | High Weald Team |
| High Weald Nature and Community Fund Webinar Find out more about our Lund Trust-supported grant programme for not-for-profit organisations in and around the High Weald National Landscape. |
Monday, 13 April 2026 2-3pm |
Community groups, schools, churches, charities and other not for profit organisations | Online | High Weald Team |
| The Farm as a Living System: Biodynamics Meets Organic & Pasture for Life | Wednesday, 25 March 2026 10am-3pm |
Farmers and land managers in the High Weald | Tablehurst Farm, Forest Row | Pasture for Life |
| Open Farm Sunday Host Farmer Meeting Join the Open Farm Sunday (OFS) team and other like-minded host farmers for a day of presentations, workshops and discussion |
Tuesday 24 March, 2026 10.30am-3.30pm |
Open Farm Sunday host farmers | Strawberry Hill Farm, Robertsbridge, East Sussex | Open Farm Sunday |
| Deer Night Shooting License Nationally recognised qualification for land managers actively involved in night time deer control |
Monday 9, Tuesday 10, Monday 16 March, 2026 2.30-10pm |
Deer managers within the High Weald | Litlington, East Sussex | High Weald Team |
| Webinar – Livestock Health Benefits of Regenerative
Farming with Claire Whittle Explore practical, nature-based approaches to livestock health and how animal health decisions affect the wider farm ecosystem. |
Thursday 26 February, 2026 4-5.15pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Online | Pasture for Life |
| Return to Lidham Farm: Farming with Boundaries, Trees, and Cattle A farm walk at Lidham Farm to see how outwintering the cattle has fared in the farm’s wood pasture system. |
Wednesday 25 February, 2026 10am-12.30pm |
Farmers and Land Managers in the High Weald | Guestling, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| Beginner’s Guide to Setting up a Venison Business A unique opportunity to learn from Alison Otway of Otways Meat and Game. |
Wednesday 25 February, 2026 9.30am-1pm |
Farmers, stalkers and land managers interested in setting up their own venison business | Broadstone Warren, Forest Row, East Sussex | High Weald Team |
| Business Management Best Practice for Family Farming Businesses A practical and interactive small-group workshop, led by Russ Carrington |
Tuesday 17 February, 2026 10am-2pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Warninglid, Haywards Heath | Pasture for Life |
| Winter Wildflower Management Join the High Weald team and Keith Datchler OBE to look at small-scale examples of different sward management techniques. |
Thursdays 12 & 19 February, 2026 | Land Advisers, Farmers and Managers in the High Weald | Battle, East Sussex | High Weald Team |
| Water Management Across the Farm Join us at Trottenden Farm in the High Weald to learn about how water is stored and managed across the 76 hectare livestock farm. |
Wednesday 11 February, 2026 10am-12.30pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Goudhurst, Kent | Pasture for Life |
| High Weald Farmland Bird Count: Insights and Discussion We’re encouraging High Weald farmers and landowners to conduct their own bird count |
Monday 9 February, 2026 6.30-7.30pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Online | Pasture for Life |
| Basic Business Planning for Family Farming Businesses An interactive workshop run by Russ Carrington |
Tuesday 3 February, 2026 10am-2pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Warninglid, Haywards Heath | Pasture for Life |
| Visit to Goodtrees Farm and Butchery Exploring how regenerative, pasture-fed livestock systems and on-farm (or near-farm) butchery operations combine to create new opportunities |
Thursday 29 January, 2026 10am-2pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Cowden, Kent | Pasture for Life |
| Wild Game Meat Hygiene Level 2 Lantra-accredited training course, provided by the British Deer Society to enable deer stalkers to achieve their trained hunter status. |
Wednesday 10 December, 2025 10am-4pm |
Farmers, stalkers and land managers with previous experience of deer culling | Ashdown Forest Centre, nr Forest Row, East Sussex | High Weald team |
| Outwintering Cattle on Challenging High Weald Soils Join us for a farm walk at Lomas Farm with David Cornforth to learn about how he outwinters cattle on the clay and silt soils of the High Weald. |
Wednesday 3 December, 2025 10am-2pm |
Farmers and Land Managers in the High Weald | Lomas Farm, Sandhurst, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| Venison Butchery The aim of this course is to equip you with the knowledge, understanding, skills and awareness required to undertake basic home butchery of a deer carcass. |
Wednesday 26 November, 2025 9am-4pm |
Deer stalkers and land managers involved with deer management | Plumpton College Agri-food Centre, BN7 3AE | High Weald team |
| Savings In Soil Workshop On farm workshop for livestock farmers taking part in the Savings in Soil programme. |
Tuesday 25th November 10.30-3.30 |
Farmers in the High Weald | Farmers in the High Weald | High Weald team |
| Farming with Boundaries, Trees, and Cattle: A Walk at Lidham Farm | Wednesday 29 October, 2025 11am-2pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Lidham Farm, Guestling, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| Return to Springham – How the Farm is Progressing after 4 Years | Friday 17 October, 2025 10am-2pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Springham Farm, Hailsham, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| Webinar: Understanding the role of deer management in conservation of the High Weald National Landscape | Tuesday 23 September, 2025 5-6.30pm |
Farmers and landowners in the High Weald | Online | High Weald team |
| Infrastructure for Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing Good infrastructure is critical to adaptive grazing. This session with farmer Sam Newington will walk you through how to design and set up flexible, low-stress systems that support multi-paddock grazing without breaking the bank. |
Wednesday 3 September, 2025 10.30-1.30pm |
Farmers in the High Weald | Etchingham, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| Adaptive Grazing with Sheep on Wealden Clay: Farm Walk and Discussion A guided farm walk on a 31-acre Wealden farm with 52 pedigree Lleyn ewes born last spring. |
Wednesday 20 August, 2025 10.30-12.30pm |
Farmers in the High Weald | Dallington, East Sussex | Pasture for Life |
| An Introduction to the High Weald Join the High Weald Team on a walk and talk to find out more about the special features of this protected landscape. |
Tuesday 19 August, 2025 10.00-1.00pm |
Invite only | Mayfield, East Sussex | High Weald team |
| Pembury Landscape Nature Recovery – landowner meeting Along with Kent High Weald Partnership we will be exploring opportunities for landowners to work together to achieve nature recovery within the landscape. |
Tuesday 10 June, 2025 10.00-2.00 | Landowners in the Pembury area | Pippins Farm, Pembury TN2 4AB | High Weald team |
| High Weald Nature and Community Fund Webinar Find out more about our Lund Trust-supported grant programme for not-for-profit organisations in and around the High Weald National Landscape. Is your project eligible, how do you apply, and top tips for your application. |
Monday 9 June, 2025 1.30-2.30 | Community groups, schools, churches, charities and other not for profit organisations | Online | High Weald team |
| High Weald Nature and Community Fund Launch Event An in-person event to hear about the Lund Trust-supported grant programme, and hear from some successful 2024 projects. |
Wednesday 14 May, 2025 7-8.30pm |
Community groups, schools, churches, charities and other not for profit organisations | Stade Hall, Hastings TN34 3FJ | High Weald team |
| High Weald Nature and Community Fund Webinar Find out more about our Lund Trust-supported grant programme for not-for-profit organisations in and around the High Weald National Landscape. Is your project eligible, how do you apply, and top tips for your application. |
Monday 12 May, 2025 11.00-12.00 |
Community groups, schools, churches, charities and other not for profit organisations | Online | High Weald team Book your place >> |
| An Introduction to the High Weald Join the High Weald Team on a walk and talk to find out more about the special features of this protected landscape. |
Thursday 1 May, 2025 10.00-1.00 |
Invite only | Mayfield | High Weald team |