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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
Sussex Lund grant programme opens for 2018
Sussex Lund, the grant scheme established by Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, is now open... 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 tops the table for major development in…
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
AONB legislation and planning advice note publishe…
An advice note explaining the legislation and planning policies relevant to development proposals in the... 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
Whopper Welly Walk 2016
Calling all schools located in the High Weald...... Be part of the Whopper Welly Walk 2016... Read more
Wild play in the High Weald
Looking for fun summer activities to keep your child busy? We have pulled together a... Read more
National Meadows Day - 2 July 2016
Now is the best time of year to explore the area’s wildflower grasslands; a special... Read more
Prehistoric handling boxes
Bone combs, antlers, pottery, flint axes, arrowheads and iron slag are just some of the... Read more
Punnetts Town primary school launches Welly Walk
A school ‘Welly Walk’ has been launched by Punnetts Town Primary School. The new walk... Read more
AONB safeguarding concerns
New research by the National Trust on how the reformed planning system is working in... Read more
New Chairman for the High Weald AONB Partnership
The former Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council has been elected to chair the High Weald... Read more
Kent Countryside Award 2016
The search is on to find Kent's farmers, growers, food producers and rural businesses contributing... Read more
700 children - a Whopper Welly Walk!
Over 700 primary school children joined the ‘Whopper Welly Walk’ organised by the High Weald... Read more
Celebrating outstanding landscapes
September has always been a celebratory month in the countryside and this year it will be... Read more
Annual Review 2014/2015
The High Weald AONB Partnership's Annual Review 2014/15 has been published. The report highlights the work that... Read more
So much more than the view.....
Far from being sleepy backwaters, England's finest landscapes contribute more than £20bn each year to... Read more
Broad Oak Primary School launches Welly Walk
A school 'Welly Walk' was launched by Broad Oak Community Primary School on Friday 5... Read more
Whopper Welly Walk
Come and join the Whopper School Welly Walk......wellies, waterproofs and willing volunteers required! Read more
School builds solar kiln for drying local timber
The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells has become the first secondary school to work with... Read more
Our question to prospective candidates
We are asking all of the 44 prospective candidates for the parliamentary constituencies that include... Read more
Taking Root: Talks to challenge your perception of…
With increasing pressure on space and resources 'Taking Root' is a thought-provoking event that will... Read more
Transmission line drop-in session
In November 2014, a section of existing electricity transmission line near Battle Abbey, the site... Read more
New guidance for Kent and Sussex woods
A report that will interest anyone curious about the history, ecology and management of the... Read more
Free land survey initiative in final months
After three successful years an initiative providing free heritage visits and land management advice for... Read more
Staying safe with deer on the roads
The South East's roads see the highest numbers of Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVCs) in the... Read more
Climate change and food security
The current UN Climate Conference, which is being held in Lima, Peru, highlights the enormous... Read more
Battle power line shortlisted
The National Grid has shortlisted a section of transmission line in the High Weald Area... Read more
Walk through the ages
One of the first inland 'Discovering Britain' walks in the South East has been produced... Read more
New High Weald Education Officer
Rachel Bennington has joined us as our Education Officer - helping High Weald Heroes schools... Read more
Richard Woodman - Sussex ironmaster and martyr
Did you know that ten of the seventeen Sussex residents burnt at the stake in Lewes... Read more
Remembering the Great War in the High Weald
There are many reminders of the Great War to be found in the High Weald. There... Read more
Unconventional hydrocarbon resources of the Weald
We have produced a summary of the British Geological Survey (BGS) report on the unconventional... Read more
Land-based businesses benefit from new security pr…
A unique 'fingerprint', which is impossible for thieves to remove, has been freely applied to... Read more
High Weald Biodiversity Statement
A newly published report, the High Weald Biodiversity Statement, provides a synthesis of the information and... Read more
Bookings now live for 'Coast and country' walking …
Bookings can now be taken for the first 'Coast to Country' walking festival via the... Read more
Mayfield Primary School launches Welly Walk
A school 'Welly Walk' has been launched by Mayfield CE Primary School. Following a themed... Read more
Weald housing development map
Government policy is stimulating building development as an aid to economic growth. To help decision... Read more
Meadow welcomes ponies
Exmoor Ponies have arrived at Palesgate Lane, Crowborough where they will help with the traditional management of... Read more
Sussex cattle colonise the world
See Sussex Cattle at the Heathfield Show on Saturday 24 May Read more
Knepp Wildlife Safaris open for business
Wildlife enthusiasts can now experience the excitement of a safari without leaving Britain Read more
Rare bees found in Kent & Sussex Ancient Woodl…
As one of the most wooded areas in the country, the High Weald is home... Read more
An interview with Cllr Kitchen
Cllr Liz Kitchen looks back at 25 years as a High Weald JAC member as... Read more
Cornford Lane closure consultation
There is growing local concern over the damaging volume of traffic using Cornford Lane Read more
Have a say in the future of your river
The Joint Advisory Committee is working with other local agencies to draw up catchment plans... Read more
Dark Skies: Get Involved with Star Count 2014
Why we need your help Every year the British Astronomical Association and the Campaign to Protect... Read more
A taste of Ashdown Forest
Boxes of Hebridean Mutton can now be ordered from the Ashdown Forest Conservators: a great... Read more
Help us count the stars!
A new KS2 Education Resource that helps explore: Light; Environmental Iimpact and Adaptation; and Earth... Read more
Point to Point racing
The first of December saw the opening of the Point-to-point season, which runs until mid... Read more
Win a prize a day with our advent competition!
Christmas might just have come early! Our Land, which offers experiences to treasure in protected... Read more
Brede High Woods - a wild story
A new book celebrating Brede High Woods has been written by professional ecologist Patrick Roper... Read more
New carbon storage advice for farmers
Believe it or not, but there is more than double the amount of carbon stored... Read more
Airspace consultation open
A consultation on proposed airspace changes over southern England is now open. The consultation is being... Read more
East Kent Goldings gain protected status
Hop to it! Kent says cheers to Britain's first protected hops as East Kent Goldings become... Read more
Discovery of Natural Gas at Heathfield
Debate about the impact of future 'fracking' operations at Balcombe reminds us of the need... Read more
Kent Food Awards 2014
The search is on to find Kent's farmers and producers who make a real contribution... Read more
Annual Review 2012/2013
View this report to find out more about the achievements of the High Weald Joint Advisory... Read more
'Enjoy and Explore' booklet available
"Enjoy and Explore" is a booklet packed full of information and inspiration: with places to... Read more
Ash Tree Dieback Updates
For up to date advice on Ash Dieback (Chalara fraxinea) the Forestry Commission will keep... Read more
Discovering Sandstone
The secrets of the High Weald's unique sandstone outcrops have been discovered! Read more