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Out and about with the High Weald team!

20 March 2025

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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Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme extended to 2026

20 March 2025

Additional funding is now available for projects that help nature recover, reduce the impacts of climate change, protect and enhance cultural heritage and improve access to - and enjoyment of - our beautiful landscapes.

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BLOG: Turn a High Weald Walk into an adventure this Spring!

19 March 2025

Spring is the perfect time to explore the High Weald, as woodlands and hedgerows burst into bloom. Here are five of our favourite ways to keep kids (and adults!) entertained outdoors...

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Landmark Deer Management Conference Hosted by High Weald National Landscape Partnership

20 February 2025

The High Weald National Landscape Partnership recently welcomed 150 people to a conference focused on the growing challenge of deer management. The event brought together landowners, deer managers, conservationists to explore sustainable and humane strategies for managing deer populations while preserving the unique and cherished landscape of the High Weald.

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Have you noticed something different at Bedgebury Pinetum?

7 January 2025

35 poles and 2.4km of overhead power lines have been removed at this special site, thanks to a £300,000 project with UK Power Networks, supported by the High Weald National Landscape Partnership.

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High Weald gift guide: shop local this Christmas!

13 December 2024

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

26 November 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

29 October 2024

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

10 October 2024

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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