High Weald AONB

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Volunteering benefits

Helping people access the countryside

stileNone of us would be able to enjoy the High Weald to the same extent if people did not help to maintain public rights of way.
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Why ponds need you

pond_thumbThe Weald has one of the highest concentrations of ponds in the South East. Many have developed as by-products of past human activity such as mining and marling
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Why wildflower grasslands need you

burnetmoth_clover_thumbMeadows need maintaining - with the help of four-legged helpers such as sheep and cattle – and human volunteers.
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Why heathlands need you

nightjar_thumbWeald heathlands are a unique habitat, occurring mainly on the sandstone ridges that characterize the High Weald AONB yet the extensive tracts of heathland
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Why woodlands and hedges need you

coppicing_volunteer_thumbCoppicing is a traditional woodland management technique that creates a unique habitat that has vital biodiversity benefits. Many British flowering plants, mammals and insects thrive under this rotational system -
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