NEW BOOK! 'Be More Mosquito: How you can campaign & create change' For anyone who wants to make a positive difference in the world. Huge thanks Ricky Gervais for the cover quote & Peter Egan for the foreword. Out 9 June. Pre-order here: amazon.co.uk/Be-More-Mosqui… #BeMoreMosquito 🦟

If you’re involved in a #walking #festival this year and your festival includes #listening, #sound or #walking #art or #writing about walking or the #landscape we will happily list your #events and help promote them

Interesting item on the #SouthDowns Planning Committee next week - The Local Plan Review. Worth looking at if you are reviewing or making #NeighbourhoodPlans. #LocalPlan #Petersfield #Lewes #Housing southdowns.gov.uk/meeting/planni…

More neighborhood bioswales, please? (Seattle)

I'd like to be creating #slowways between the South Downs and other National Landscapes like this.... #southdowns...

I’m very happy to be participating this morning in the AGM of the Friends of the South Downs - describing the achievements of South Downs National Park in 2021/22. The National Park is lucky to have the support of such an active and challenging Society

Shoreham Cement Works Area Action Plan is being considered at this week's South Downs National Park Planning Commitee. The schemes outlined suggest leisure, housing and employment uses... Click here for more..southdowns.gov.uk/meeting/planni… #shoreham #steyning #lancing

More exciting news! The beautiful White & Gold Room and White Library will be opening again for the first time in two years 😃 Visitors can see these rooms on Mondays only (not including Bank Holidays) from 1:45pm-4:30pm. National Trust South East #petworth 📷©NTI/Andreas von Einsiedel

An appeal, for two bungalows, has been dismissed after the appellant failed to agree to conditions limiting the impact of the development on nearby nutrient-sensitive sites. #waterquality #hampshire #NewForest #planningcaselaw theplanner.co.uk/decision/appea…

4 lanes vs 4 lanes

Few pics from Sunday's stroll on the Downs. So much nature exploding into life & colour. Pockets of bluebells, wood anemones, very active skylarks, variety of finches, buzzard, plus plenty of butterflies (incl. silver-washed fritillary, comma & painted lady). #SouthDowns #Sussex

Join the @MPI_SHH #Sustainability Group this Friday, 14 May at 3pm CET for a special online talk from George Monbiot titled "Where do the #nutrients come from? #Fertilising crops without poisoning the planet" - visit buff.ly/37WUzPz to register. All are welcome!

Apparently this is the "most viewed" UK news story on the The Guardian website today. Who says folk don't care about heritage...or vandalism...or Government-owned companies perpetuating deceit to get their own destructive way? theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/m…

795 objections to the planning application for this infill in Cumbria. Hoping this means the bridges in and near the #SouthDowns are more likely to be treated well. #rail #engineering #planning

Water Crowfoot in Chalk Streams. Looks fabulous. #Chalkstreams #Rivers.

Keys bits of the #EnvironmentAct come into play today. It's also the Queen's Speech - to be delivered by Prince Charles. This article covers some of the housing/levelling up policies in advance of the speech. lordslibrary.parliament.uk/queens-speech-…

Exceat was an important port and in the 1100s paid more taxes than Seaford or Lewes. Being a port, the plague in the 1300s killed many.... #SevenSisters #Cuckmere #Seaford sussexlive.co.uk/news/history/e…

A new education centre on the Goodwood Estate funded by Community Infrastructure Levy money. #CIL #Goodwood #Chichester southdowns.gov.uk/authority-supp…

The Queen's Speech - an analysis by Lichfields.. #levellingup #planning lichfields.uk/blog/2022/may/…