TSF is looking to recruit two or more new trustees with specific expertise in: Communications and social media, and/or Fundraising. Expertise in the following areas would also be a benefit, but not essential: Biodiversity, Nature farm/regenerative farming, Built environment & sustainable design/development. We welcome applications from all sections of the…

Through our Nature Action Hub, we are working to support community groups' invaluable nature restoration work by connecting them with volunteer biodiversity experts. Our amazing volunteers help communities achieve their goals and get the maximum benefits for nature through their projects. One such group helped by the Nature Action Hub…

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. Watch this video to find out more: 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…