News & Updates

News & Updates

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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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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Case study

Burgham Farm: mob grazing for organic beef herd

27 July 2024

Organic Beef Farmers Sam and Becky Newington run Burgham farm in Etchingham, East Sussex. They have improved their mob grazing infrastructure with the help of a Farming in Protected Landscapes grant, installing lead out wire to join existing electric fences, creating a permanent hot line right around the farm. It also paid for the purchase and installation of mole ploughed water pipes.

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Green Oak Farm: a woodland coop and hedgerow planting

27 July 2024

Joanna Gore runs Green Oak Farm in Brightling, East Sussex. She received a Farming in Protected Landscapes grant for a new, larger chicken coop located in her 3.5 acre woodland. She also received funding to lay a 200m stretch of hedge, employing a skilled local contractor to carry out the work.

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Cockhaise Farm: shelter, shade and wildlife corridors

27 July 2024

Organic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett farms at Cockhaise Farm, near Haywards Heath in West Sussex. He successfully applied for a grant to plant 1,420m of new hedgerow. This project has connected up the various woodland parcels on the farm, creating wildlife corridors while providing shelter and shade for the cows.

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