We are delighted to have held our fourth annual Nature Links seminar on 8 October at East Brighton Golf Club, bringing together general managers, chairs, greenkeepers and nature recovery experts to discuss best practice and opportunities for biodiversity in Sussex golf clubs. 50 people attended, including 15 golf clubs and…

The Southwood Foundation is pleased to be participating in the Riverlution festival to celebrate, learnt and act for the River Ouse in Sussex. The festival is taking place between 19th and 27th September with talks, screening, debates and citizen science happening across various venues.  We will be participating in a…

As one of the organisations that worked alongside Love Our Ouse in the development of the UK's first charter of rights for a river  - the Ouse Charter -  TSF continues to work on ways of ensuring implementation of the charter and exploring what endorsement means in real terms for…

The Wilder Ouse conference in Lewes was a remarkable occasion, bringing together large numbers of land owners, land managers, councils, community groups, youth groups and conservation experts, to connect land and people across the catchment. It was an energetic and solution-focused event involving 140 committed participants - so much action…

Join us at the Wilder Ouse conference that we are organising with the Wilder Ouse team at the Sussex Wildlife Trust. An opportunity to discover how landowners, parishes and communities are driving nature recovery in the Ouse catchment. Talks, stalls and networking—26 June, Lewes Town Hall. The Wilder Ouse Catchment…

One in six species in the UK is threatened with extinction. We are working with others to help reverse the tide and protect and restore nature. One example of this work in action is the protection of the Sussex sea trout. This is a magnificent and powerful fish is an…

It was a pleasure to attend the Greener Golf seminar at Ullesthorpe Golf Club last week and meet clubs in the Midlands doing excellent work on sustainability and nature recovery.  The event was really well attended with many parallels to our Nature Links network of golf clubs in Sussex, so…

Hearty congratulations to Lewes Golf Club for winning the Sustainability Award at the Active Sussex gala awards evening at the Sussex County Cricket ground! The award went to the club or organisation taking steps to reduce their environmental impact and increase biodiversity, while advocating this crucial area of work to…

We're delighted to learn that Lewes Golf Club has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Environmental Sustainability category of the Active Sussex Awards. This award is open to a Sussex sports club, organisation or project that is taking steps to reduce its environmental impact such as tackling greenhouse gas…

We like many others are appalled and shocked to hear that there has been a major plastic pollution incident on the Sussex coast, with millions of plastic beads or "nurdles" released into the sea through a faulty filter in the sewage system managed by Southern Water. Volunteers including our Head…