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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.

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Buzz Club- Bug Bunker Project

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

Weald to Waves and Partners: Championing nature recovery across Sussex

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

Underdown Garden Service Station

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.

Pools Drone footage, by Geodime Ltd

Sussex scrubland set for revival through farmer and volunteer collaboration

Wildflower meadow, Kingston Nature Recovery Group

Find out more about collaborative conservation in Kingston Parish

Waxwing, by Rachel Bicker

Back in Autumn, Matt Phelps told us about ‘big years’ for many of our bird species, and what you might see flying around the corridor this winter.

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Over 20,500 Hectares Mapped for Nature

Brookland Park community garden, by Amy Hurn

Parks are an important part of both our childhoods and our landscapes. We take a trip down memory lane to see progress at Brooklands Park.

Steyning Festival Green Day May 2024, by Frank Bull

Read more about Greening Steyning and their work this summer to celebrate Wildlife Corridors as part of their Green Day event.

Brown Long-Eared Bats in a Bat Box, by Ryan Greaves

As a species dependant upon good habitat connectivity, bats are particularly important for Weald to Waves. Learn more about bat species in Sussex, and how to help their survival in our own spaces.

Gareth Williams

We are pleased to be joined by Gareth Williams, the newest addition to the team, bringing a wealth of experience to lead the corridor.

Bringing the Black-veined White back to England

The black-veined white butterfly, with its distinctive black-veined wings and elegant flight, was once a familiar sight in the hedgerows and woodlands of Sussex.

Ryan Ellis

We are pleased to welcome Ryan Ellis as our Landscape Advisor, who has joined the Weald to Waves corridor to develop of network and to find solutions for food production and habitat management that support nature recovery.

Moving On Parade 2024

PATINA (Parents & Teachers In the Arts) is a charity created at the turn of the millennium to give young people in the Lewes District the opportunity to experience and enjoy art, work directly with professional artists and gain a sense of belonging and community through the arts. Their recent “Moving On Parade” focussed on “Welcome To Our Table”, celebrating local food and all the fun of growing, cooking and eating together.

Mob Grazing cattle

Mob grazing is a technique used by an increasing number of farmers, enabling livestock farming to boost productivity and biodiversity by mimicking natural grazing behaviours.