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The history of the Downs, and the way it looks today, is inextricably linked with the history of farming. It is a place marked by centuries of cultivation without which we would not have our patchwork pattern of fields, sweeping chalk grassland and extensive network of field boundaries.

Eastern South Downs

November 13, 2020

TAP foliar nitrogen application trial

In the first of three case studies, The Aquifer Partnership (TAP) share a case study trialing the use of ...

Arun to Adur,Eastern South Downs

November 06, 2020

Meet the Farmer wins CPRE Gold Award

On Wednesday 14th October, CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Sussex held their 2020 Countryside Awards. Held as a ...

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July 15, 2020

A one man bioblitz on a wildlife friendly farm

In order to deliver effective on-farm conservation, it helps to know what you have on the farm to start ...

Eastern South Downs

April 06, 2020

Managing Botanical Diversity at a Landscape Scale

At the end of February, the Eastern South Downs Farmer Cluster met to discuss farming practices being carried elsewhere ...

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December 19, 2019

Eastern Downs Grey Partridge Project

Earlier this month, the Eastern South Downs Farmers Group met to discuss the potential for a grey partridge recovery ...

Eastern South Downs

November 21, 2019

Eastern South Downs Farmers Group ‘Meet the Farmer’

Meet some of the members of the Eastern South Downs Farmers Group and find out a bit more about ...

Eastern South Downs

August 29, 2019

Meet the Farmer

The fascinating stories of seven farmers and their vital role in caring for the South Downs are part of ...