News & Updates

Have you noticed something different at Bedgebury Pinetum?

35 poles and 2.4km of overhead power lines have been removed, thanks to a £300,000 project with UK Power Networks.This project has dramatically enhanced the natural beauty of this special place, home to one of the world’s finest conifer collections, 🌲🌲 just in time for the centenary in 2025. With unobstructed views now restored, visitors […]

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High Weald gift guide: shop local this Christmas!

Check out our ideas for locally-sourced Christmas presents from High Weald producers - from books, candles, cheeses and wines to the sustainable Sussex trug, the product of a traditional woodland craft...

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Out and about with the High Weald team – Autumn 2024

Read all about our latest events, meetings and other activities, all flying the flag for this historic and beautiful landscape and the people and wildlife that call it home.

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Hidden Gems to Discover on Your High Weald Woodland Walks

Our beautiful High Weald countryside has so much to offer all year round. Here are some of our favourite things to look out for this autumn and winter.

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High Weald Walking Festival draws hundreds of people

Hundreds of people from across the South East and beyond came out for the seventh annual High Weald Walking Festival in September; the highest attendance since the event launched in 2018...

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Wild About Dark Skies Festival 2024 programme now live!

28th October - 10th November- Come celebrate the night skies across the High Weald. Free events will take place across the High Weald, from Warbleton to Wadhurst. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.

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BLOG: All about deer in the High Weald

High Weald Deer Management Coordinator Sandy Williamson explains the impact of deer on the landscape, and why managing deer numbers is so important…

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High Weald Walking Festival programme now live!

Join us from 7-15 September for a week (and a bit!) of FREE guided walks across the beautiful High Weald National Landscape. Discover places to explore, meet new friends or simply build your confidence in the countryside...

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Free deer management training – closed for applications

We are offering free, accredited training for new and existing deer stalkers in the High Weald National Landscape. Thirty funded places are available for the PDS1/2 deer management certificates in partnership with the Shooting and Hunting Academy...

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