A great edition of Open Country on Radio 4 focusses on the ground breaking 100 mile Weald to Waves nature corridor through Sussex. This project is of national significance and TSF is pleased to be working with so many inspiring people connecting land and communities to make a very real…

We were delighted this month to attend the launch of the Sussex Bay initiative, an exciting new 100 mile coastal recovery initiative with a vision to restore the ecosystems along the Sussex coast. The initiative brings together multiple existing marine, riverine and intertidal projects and involves local authorities, charities and…

Following our first Nature Links meeting of Sussex golf clubs at Lewes Golf Club last September, TSF has held a follow up seminar in partnership with the South Downs National Park, hosted by Pyecombe Golf Club.  Representatives from 14 clubs attended to discuss practical steps they are taking to create…

We are proud to be a partner in Weald to Waves, the ambitious 100 mile landowner-led nature corridor being created through Sussex along the Ouse, Adur and Arun Rivers. https://vimeo.com/896820841

When a request came in to the Nature Action Hub for tree planting advice from Laughton Greenwood, we were delighted to find an expert volunteer who could help. The Hub exists to connect experts wanting to volunteer their environmental expertise with community groups taking action to restore nature. This project…

As part of the 100 mile-long Weald to Waves nature corridor, The Southwood Foundation has been working with golf clubs along the Ouse, Adur and Arun rivers to explore how nature is being restored on their courses. Golf courses are not always seen a havens for nature, but clubs in…

We are delighted that the bats are back! This recent sonogram of greater horseshoe bat calls, recorded towards the end of April, shows that they have been exploring inside the newly renovated bat roost in West Sussex, which is fantastic news. At that time, the weather was still a little…

The Southwood Foundation is a partner in the Weald to Waves initiative, an excitingly ambitious 100 mile nature corridor through East and West Sussex along the Adur, Arun and Ouse rivers. Maps of the corridor detailing habitats and species, opportunities, threats to nature and much more are now live and…

On Saturday 13th May the Southwood Foundation joined people and organisations from across the lower Ouse Valley at Lewes Railway Land Nature Reserve to launch the Ouse Wild Network in East Sussex and share ideas and plans for accelerating nature recovery, increasing community access to wildlife, and boosting the local…

We are delighted to be working on the development of Weald to Waves, a ground breaking 100 mile nature recovery corridor, connecting our fragmented landscape to boost biodiversity, capture carbon and promote economic and social wellbeing in rural Sussex. We will be helping to connect the dots across the nature…