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Wild About Dark Skies Festival 2024 programme now live!

1 October 2024

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

16 August 2024

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!

15 August 2024

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

15 August 2024

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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Create, Inspire, Improve: New Lund Fellowship supports research and training in the High Weald

26 June 2024

Offering grants of up to £7,500, the Lund Fellowship helps people with a connection to the High Weald gain knowledge and skills that will benefit the community and landscape.

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Introducing the High Weald Nature and Community Fund

6 June 2024

Previously known as Sussex Lund, the Fund supports work that benefits people and nature in the High Weald National Landscape. Apply by 15 July for grants up to £20,000...

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Meet us at the Heathfield Agricultural Show!

22 May 2024

Come and find us on stand C36 this Saturday (25 May). Hear about our latest grant opportunities for farmers, land mangers and communities, and enjoy our storytelling performance of The Nightjar's Journey...

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Restoring Frog Field conservation area, Beckley

23 March 2024

The Frog Field conservation area in Beckley had been created by the village Women’s Institute in the 1990s, but over time had become overgrown and neglected. A grant from Sussex Lund (now known as the Nature and Community Fund) meant that Beckley Parish Council could restore the area to create a much-loved local wildlife site. […]

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Introducing the High Weald National Landscape

19 March 2024

All Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) have been renamed as National Landscapes. This change is an exciting new chapter in the story of designated AONB in England and Wales, and reflects the importance of these protected landscapes alongside the UK’s National Parks...

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