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Weald to Waves BioBox loan scheme

Borrow a Weald to Waves BioBox!

Explore the hidden world of local wildlife, from bats to bugs, with our new BioBox loan scheme for community groups.

White stork, White stork project Knepp Estate

Hope Takes Flight

On the May Bank Holiday, crowds flocked to Storrington to celebrate the return of white storks to our skies and the growing movement for community-led nature recovery.

Grazing cattle by Sam Joy

Conservation Grazing in Sussex

Discover how traditional livestock and low-impact farming are playing a vital role in restoring Sussex’s rare chalk grasslands and supporting threatened wildlife, while the closure of small abattoirs is putting this type of management at risk.

Northern lapwing by Daniil Komov

Farming for the Future: How Wildlife and Agriculture Can Thrive Together

There is something powerful about coming together—farmers, ecologists, conservationists, and community members—to share ideas, challenges, and solutions for the future of our landscapes. _Weald to Waves: How Farmland Birds Can Thrive in Modern Agriculture_ offered an inspiring and practical vision of how farming and wildlife can thrive together.

Pond, Sussex Newt Conservation Partnership

A Win for Newts, Nature, and Landowners

The Newt Conservation Partnership delivers the NatureSpace District Licensing scheme, working with landowners across 11 counties to create and restore ponds and habitats for great crested newts. This scheme is enabling development while also achieving exceptional conservation outcomes and supporting land management.

Nightingale- Dean Samsudin

Do you manage land in the corridor? You could get involved in creating areas of scrub to help with the reappearance of Nightingales, Red-Backed Shrike and Black-Veined White butterfly.

Waxwing, by Rachel Bicker

Although we may be in the depths of winter, our landscape is alive with overwintering birds.

Project Phases Weald to Waves

How do we create 100-miles of nature recovery corridor, across a densely populated landscape? Our roadmap to a corridor paints a picture of how we might achieve this huge task.

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Greening Steyning takes on role as first Community Champion. Read their first blog reflecting on a rousing talk by the W2W team

Snowdrops- Libby Drew

Our first survey on nature in our gardens has been completed by nearly a quarter of members already. We can start to build a picture of what we have to offer wildlife and what is needed to improve connectivity.

Natural flood management as an affordable nature-based solution? Sky News visits the Adur

Oaks and scrub in Broomers Corner

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Project Lead to develop and deliver on a comprehensive strategy for the corridor, represent the project at regional and national levels, build up our partnership networks and manage our growing project team.

Walking the corridor, Ian Rogers

A myriad of species should one day benefit from 100 miles of connected landscape. But how might a human navigate the corridor? Ian Rogers takes on the challenge.

Tony Whitbread, independant ecologist and President of Sussex Wildlife Trust, reflects on the space between seasons and how it allows us to think beyond binaries.

New survey launched to build a better picture of our garden and greenspaces membership and ecology

Weald to waves landscape

The past nine months have been a whirlwind of activity. Read a summary of the key milestones, new funding and a glimpse towards the exciting horizon

Suzi Turner, Deputy Head Gardener at Knepp and Gardens and Greenspaces Ambassador, on autumn ‘mess’ and how to avoid tidying away hidden habitats.