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Wiston Coppicing, Cathy Cross

Reviving Woodlands, Reconnecting Communities: Coppicing Returns to Wiston Estate

Discover how Wiston Estate and Roots West Sussex CIC are restoring local woodlands through traditional coppicing, boosting biodiversity and community wellbeing.

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Securing a Future for Nature with Elgol Funding for Weald to Waves

With new Elgol Fund backing, Weald to Waves enters an exciting chapter for nature recovery, habitat creation, and community engagement.

Fallow deer, Sam Joy

Tackling Deer Pressure for a Healthier Sussex Landscape

Sussex’s landscapes are under pressure from booming deer populations. Explore how local projects are helping to bring nature back into balance to protect our unique biodiversity.

Chalk grassland, Wildflowers, South Downs, Sam Joy

Mid-Tier Extensions Offer Relief for Farmers Amid Funding Uncertainty

DEFRA is offering 1-year extensions for mid-tier Countryside Stewardship agreements in 2026. Find out what this means for you.

Tilly Headshot, Tanya Forbes, Knepp

Welcoming Our New Landscape Advisor

We’re delighted to welcome Tilly as our new Landscape Advisor. She will support landowners across the Weald to Waves corridor with advice on habitat management, funding, and nature recovery.

Wiston Coppicing, Cathy Cross

Discover how Wiston Estate and Roots West Sussex CIC are restoring local woodlands through traditional coppicing, boosting biodiversity and community wellbeing.

ELGOL Fund For Nature logo

With new Elgol Fund backing, Weald to Waves enters an exciting chapter for nature recovery, habitat creation, and community engagement.

Fallow deer, Sam Joy

Sussex’s landscapes are under pressure from booming deer populations. Explore how local projects are helping to bring nature back into balance to protect our unique biodiversity.

Chalk grassland, Wildflowers, South Downs, Sam Joy

DEFRA is offering 1-year extensions for mid-tier Countryside Stewardship agreements in 2026. Find out what this means for you.

Tilly Headshot, Tanya Forbes, Knepp

We’re delighted to welcome Tilly as our new Landscape Advisor. She will support landowners across the Weald to Waves corridor with advice on habitat management, funding, and nature recovery.

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Give bugs a winter home! Join the Buzz Club’s Bug Bunker project, build shelters, survey monthly, and help protect invertebrates across the UK.

Greening Steyning Downland Community Orchard even 10 May 2025

Join Weald to Waves and partners in championing nature recovery across Sussex. Connect, learn, and take action for wildlife in your community.

Wildflower year 1, by Gareth Williams

Read about our journey from concrete to habitat, turning a bare garden into a service station for wildlife on the move between the coast and the downs.

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Discover our new Members Area, with tools and resources to help everyone in Sussex take action for a thriving, connected landscape.

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Celebrating positive nature conservation news one story, one friendship, one wild place at a time.

Wild farmland border. Photo by Alex Briggs

Uncertainty is nothing new for farmers, but 2025 brings major changes. Explore the latest agri-environment schemes and market opportunities.

Greening Arundel BioBox

With over 250 species recorded so far, the Weald to Waves BioBoxes are revealing the hidden biodiversity of Sussex and sparking community-led discovery.