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Best Autumn walks in Hampshire

September 27th, 2023

Unlike the eastern South Downs, the Hampshire Downs are characterised by their wooded features, with pockets of trees and woodland hugging the Downs, making them ideal for Autumn wanderings. Here’s some of our favourite places to take in the sights, sounds and smells of Autumn in Hampshire. The Meon Valley Trail – 11 miles Discover […]

Best Autumn walks in West Sussex

September 27th, 2023

The South Downs is a beautiful place to explore at any time of the year, but there’s something really special about enjoying a walk in the countryside in the autumn, with misty mornings and the crunch of frosted fallen leaves under your feet. A rich diversity of landscape areas exist across West Sussex. The distinctive […]

The South Downs is a beautiful place to explore at any time of the year, but there’s something really special about enjoying a walk in the countryside in the autumn, with misty mornings and the crunch of frosted fallen leaves under your feet. We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite walks to […]

The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDR), and a call for evidence on nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and diversification. You can find the SDNPA’s letter to DLUHC here and our full list of responses […]

The South Downs is internationally-renowned for its quintessentially English countryside, pretty chocolate-box villages, flower-rich chalk grasslands and stunning white cliffs. Perhaps less known are the network of rivers and streams that crisscross this amazing landscape – yet they really are the beating heart of a complex ecosystem that relies on flowing freshwater! The National Park’s […]