News
Welcome to our new team members
Three new colleagues have joined the High Weald team on a part-time basis... Read more
Introducing Nature Nuggets with Rachel!
Add fun and nature knowledge to your High Weald walks with our new vlog.. Read more
World Wetlands Day: Learn about the special habita…
The High Weald AONB is home to a range of wetland habitats, including its rare... Read more
Sussex Lund 2021 grants programme now open
Deadline of 8 March to apply for funding for small-scale, practical projects that improve habitats... Read more
Advocating for the High Weald’s Dark Skies
We welcome the recent publication of ‘Ten Dark Sky Policies for the Government’ – a plan launched... Read more
Sussex Lund awards £210,000 for High Weald conserv…
Fifty conservation projects across AONB to receive grants of up to £10,000... Read more
Virtual High Weald Walking Festival reaches thousa…
A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the first ever self-guided High... Read more
Our response to proposed planning reforms in Engla…
Read our response to the Government's 'Planning for the Future' white paper and other recent... Read more
Annual Review 2019/2020 - A year in the High Weald
Download now to read about our small team's many successes over the past year –... Read more
High Weald wins double Silver at CPRE Sussex Count…
Awards for High Weald Heroes and High Weald Housing Design Guide... Read more
Get in touch to discuss your 2021 Sussex Lund proj…
It's never too early for a chat about your project idea - grants of up... Read more
Create your self-guided High Weald Walking Festiva…
Discover 50 curated walking routes from every corner of the High Weald during September, our walks... Read more
Prize to Transform the Future - Enter Now
What should the London City Region look like in 20 years? Covid-19 is changing the way... Read more
High Weald at Home: writing a nature journal
Nature is bursting into life with signs of Spring everywhere - if you stop and... Read more
High Weald at Home: put the wild in your garden
Gardens are more important than ever as a home and feeding ground for birds and... Read more
COVID-19 Update: January 2020
Advice and guidance on staying safe in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty... Read more
Landscape Institute Fellowship for High Weald team…
Congratulations to our Business Manager Gerry Sherwin, who has been made a Fellow of the... Read more
Dates confirmed for High Weald Walking Festival 20…
The High Weald Walking Festival will return from 12 to 20 September 2020... Read more
Taste of Kent award nominations for High Weald foo…
Eight High Weald businesses have made it through to the finals of the Taste of... Read more
New High Weald Housing Design Guide
The High Weald AONB Partnership, including 15 local planning authorities, has launched a Design Guide... Read more
School art competition celebrates 70th Anniversary…
Schoolchildren have designed special artwork to celebrate the 70th anniversary of AONBs... Read more
Sell-out success for High Weald ‘Farming Futures’ …
Our 'Farming Futures’ conference for farmers and landowners located in the Area of Outstanding Natural... Read more
Grants of up to £10,000 available to conserve and …
We're inviting local organisations and individuals to apply for funding for small-scale, practical projects that... Read more
High Weald Walking Festival in pictures
We welcomed hundreds of walkers on 50 guided walks during September's High Weald Walking Festival. The... Read more
National Landscape Review findings welcomed
"AONBs should be strengthened with new purposes, powers and resources, and renamed as National Landscapes... Read more
Poet Laureate pens special poem for protected area…
A brand new poem by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has been commissioned to commemorate the... Read more
Take part in celebration of beloved landscape
Hearts will be formed across the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Saturday... Read more
High Weald Walking Festival approaches!
The second High Weald Walking Festival runs from 14 to 22 September 2019 across Sussex... Read more
Sussex Bonfire Celebrations Autumn 2019
Autumn bonfire celebrations are set to begin in Sussex. From early September until the end... Read more
Going Out Out - campaign inspiring young people to…
A major new campaign has launched to encourage young people to 'go out out' and... Read more
Local landowners give support for precious High We…
With current concerns about loss of wildlife populations, High Weald meadow owners and managers in... Read more
High Weald Management Plan launched to safeguard c…
On the 30th anniversary of its creation, the High Weald AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural... Read more
Return of the barn owl
Have you been lucky enough to see a ghostly barn owl silently floating along a... Read more
Handling boxes bring the High Weald's past to life
From the Stone Age to the modern day, we now have nine handling boxes to... Read more
Annual Review 2018/19
Our 2018/2019 Annual Review is now available, it sets out the High Weald AONB Partnership’s... Read more
Wild flowers on High Weald road verges
Many of our roadside verges are home to a rich variety of flowering plants which... Read more
Prince's Farm Resilience Programme comes to the Hi…
The High Weald AONB team is delighted to have secured free business skills training for... Read more
Help with Sussex Lund grant applications
The Sussex Lund 2019 grants scheme is now open for applications for environmental projects from... Read more
Dark skies and starry nights in the High Weald
Have you ever marvelled at the twinkling stars? The High Weald is superb for magical... Read more
Explore the High Weald this winter
The High Weald scenery is especially dramatic at this time of year. Frosty mornings and... Read more
70th Anniversary celebrations for High Weald AONB
In 2019 we’re excited to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the legislation that led to... Read more
Grants of up to £10,000 available to conserve and …
Sussex Lund, the grant programme of High Weald residents Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, has... Read more
Sign up for High Weald Walking Festival 2019
The second High Weald Walking Festival will run from 14 to 22 September 2019. Visit www.highwealdwalks.org... Read more
Christmas shopping – keeping it local!
Shopping at farm shops, village stores and local markets for your festive food and gifts... Read more
Winter wild play
Let children explore their wilder sides in the High Weald with seasonal forest school sessions... Read more
Five ways to turn a family walk into an adventure
Walking is a wonderful way to get your family outside and spend some quality time... Read more
High Weald gift ideas
Our ideas for locally-themed Christmas presents - fascinating books that have caught our attention in... Read more
Broadwater Down schoolchildren launch High Weald W…
Children at Broadwater Down Primary School in Tunbridge Wells can now get outside and learn... Read more
Sussex Lund awards more than £150,000 to High Weal…
Groups and individuals from across the High Weald have come together at Wadhurst Park to celebrate... Read more
Ticehurst village celebrates Sussex Lund-funded re…
The High Weald village of Ticehurst enjoyed a special celebration last week, as local residents... Read more
Great turn out for High Weald Walking Festival
We had a brilliant time at the first ever High Weald Walking Festival, with hundreds... Read more
Walking Festival to showcase High Weald landscape
Explore our outstanding landscape at the first ever High Weald Walking Festival, which starts this... Read more
Wealden MP learns about issues facing High Weald
AONB Director Jason Lavender met with Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, to discuss important issues... Read more
Job Vacancy: Comms Officer (Maternity Cover)
We are currently seeking a dynamic Communications Officer (Maternity Cover) to join our small team... Read more
Meadows Surveys search for precious new habitats
The High Weald AONB Partnership has partnered with Natural England to carry out a summer... Read more
Have your say on the High Weald AONB Management Pl…
PLEASE NOTE THIS CONSULTATION IS NOW CLOSED The public have until 25 July to express their... Read more
Head of CPRE visits High Weald farms
The High Weald AONB Partnership hosted visitors from London for a tour of some of... Read more
Public survey reveals high value placed on beauty …
A survey of the public’s experiences and perceptions of the High Weald Area of Outstanding... Read more
Sign up for new High Weald Walking Festival
Explore one of the UK’s most beautiful medieval landscapes at the first ever High Weald... Read more
New award inspires children to care for High Weald
Children at Punnetts Town Community Primary School have become some of the first in the... Read more
High Weald faces highest development pressure of a…
A recent report has highlighted the significant increase in major housing developments in Areas of... Read more
New 'Colour Study' to aid sympathetic development …
New guidance has been launched to help integrate property development into the landscape of the... Read more
Sussex Lund awards £165,000 to High Weald projects
Sussex Lund, the grants programme created by Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, has allocated £165,000... Read more
Book your free land management visit
Landowners in the High Weald are invited to book a free land management visit with... Read more
Annual Review 2016/2017
We have now published our 2016/2017 Annual Review, which sets out the High Weald AONB... Read more
Tell us how you feel about the High Weald
Please help us by filling in our Public Understanding and Engagement Survey. This will enable... Read more
Explore the High Weald during Outstanding Week
Outstanding Week is the AONB Family’s week-long programme of events to help people be inspired... Read more
High Weald in the spotlight at national conference
The High Weald was firmly in the spotlight at the annual conference of the National... Read more
High Weald Partnership secures £200,000 to restore…
The High Weald Partnership has secured a £200,000 grant to help reduce the visual impact... Read more
Celebrate the High Weald's Magnificent Meadows
The High Weald Partnership is highlighting the importance of meadow habitats, as attractions and communities... Read more
Spotlight on livestock farming at Restocking event
Landowners from across the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty gathered to discuss the... Read more
Pupils explore Crowborough’s Lost World
Dinosaur hunters were unleashed in Crowborough earlier this month, as Y6 pupils at St Mary’s... Read more
New Welly Walk for All Saints' & St Richard's …
Children, parents and teachers alike enjoyed the great outdoors in Old Heathfield last week, as... Read more
Power line burial at Bedgebury Pinetum
A project to bury intrusive, low voltage, power lines which cross the woods at Bedgebury... Read more
Discover Crowborough's Lost World
The first ever Crowborough Community Festival kicks off on Bank Holiday Monday (1 May) with... Read more
Grant programme to improve the landscape
Sussex Lund, the grant programme of Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing, has been launched for... Read more
AONB sign guidance
The High Weald AONB Partnership has launched guidance for communities wishing to install AONB signs... Read more
West Hoathly C of E Primary launches Welly Walk
A school ‘Welly Walk’ has been launched by West Hoathly C of E Primary School... Read more
Beauty Boost at Sheffield Park
A project to bury intrusive, low voltage, power lines which cross the parkland at the... Read more
Helping hand for landowners and graziers
Lucy Carnaghan has been recruited as a Restocking Coordinator to take forward some of the... Read more