Projects

Coalfield Parishes Countryside Project

The Coalfield Parishes are an area of attractive downland countryside around the former East Kent Coalfield

Downlands Project

The Downlands Project works in north east Surrey implemeting environmental improvement works, nature conservation tasks, grazing sheep and goats on the north downs and encouraging access to the countryside by the provision of self-guided trails, guided walks and practical work (stiles, kissing gates, surfacing etc).

Gatwick Greenspace Partnership

The Gatwick Greenspace Partnership (formerly Horley Crawley Project) area encompasses countryside around and within the built environments of Horley and Crawley as well as Gatwick airport. The latter places unique pressures on the nearby countryside which the Project helps to counteract through small scale environmental projects, rights of way improvements and working with volunteer groups and schools. Work carried out includes woodland management, hedge restoration, pond clearance and meadow management.

Horse Pasture Management Project

This is Britain's first Council-supported and funded online resource to give 24 hour a day advice to Surrey's horse and pony owners and keepers. It advises on practical ways they can maintain their paddocks to give maximum benefit to their animals as well as the landscape and environment.

Itchen Hamble Countryside Project

Since its launch in 1985 the Itchen Hamble Countryside Project has helped thousands of people to discover, enhance and enjoy their local countryside. The broad aims of the project are to conserve and promote wildlife; enhance the landscape and to promote public enjoyment and understanding of the countryside

Kentish Stour Countryside Project

The Kentish Stour Countryside Project works closely with landowners and local communities to promote both landscape and nature conservation, and develop opportunities for appropriate countryside access and informal recreation.

Lower Mole Countryside Project Project

The Lower Mole Countryside Management Project works throughout North Surrey organising and implementing improvements to the local countryside. Our practical work is carried out by hard-working volunteers, supervised by the Project.

Medway Valley Countryside Partnership

The Partnership provides advice and practical support to community initiatives to conserve landscape features and wildlife habitats e.g. through advice, training and practical involvement. It works with the local community, Councils and Public Rights of Way to improve access and recreation throughout the Medway Valley e.g. bank erosion repairs, footpath restoration and footbridge construction. It encourages landowners to take a positive role in enhancing the Medway Valley and surrounding countryside through advice about grants, and practical assistance e.g. developing control programmes for invasive species and support in Countryside Stewardship Applications. The Medway Valley Countryside Partnership works through partnerships with statutory and non-statutory bodies for the management of special habitats for target species such as otters, barn owls and water voles. It gives free site visits, talks, presentations and leaflets to schools, Parish Councils, Community Groups and Landowners to educate and inform as much as possible. It also provides opportunities for people of all ages to get involved on a voluntary basis to carry out practical tasks, survey work and enhancing their local area.

North East Hampshire Heathland Project

A major £1.5 million project to restore Hampshire's heathland has been officially launched by writer and broadcaster Chris Packham.

North West Kent Countryside Project

The North West Kent Countryside Partnership operates in the boroughs of Bexley, Dartford, Gravesham and Sevenoaks. It works to conserve and enhance the wildlife, landscape and cultural heritage of the countryside in both a rural and urban context. In addition, it encourages appropriate access to the wider countryside, promoting greater respect and understanding where opportunities exist.

Northmoor Trust

The Northmoor Trust is based in South Oxfordshire and manages an estate of 300 hectares, including Little Wittenham Nature Reserve, a conservation farm and a new woodland dedicated to forestry research. The Trust promotes conservation through exemplary land management, education and land science. It has a Board of six Trustees with 33 staff working in ecology, estate management, education and forest research.

Portsdown Hill Countryside Management Project

Portsdown Hill is a chalk escarpment 120 metres high with spectacular viewpoint across the harbour . It is an excellent vantage point with spectacular views across the sea to the Isle of Wight. It also has an interesting military history, as well as being an important area for wildlife.

Romney Marsh Countryside Project

The Romney Marsh Countryside Project was set up in June 1996, a sister project to the White Cliffs Countryside Project. The project aims to care for the special landscape and wildlife of the Romney Marsh and Dungeness. The project aims to encourage people to enjoy and understand the countryside through guided walks, cycle rides, countryside events and children's activities.

Rye Bay Countryside Project

East Sussex County Council funds the Rye Bay Countryside Office to improve the quality of the environment in the Rye Bay area. Our principle aims include the conservation of wildlife and landscape as well as improving access and enjoyment of the area

Surrey Heathland Project

Lowland heath is a globally rare and unique habitat supporting a variety of specialised plants and animals. 200 years ago heathland covered most of West Surrey

The Wey and Arun Canal Trust

The Wey & Arun Canal runs through Surrey and West Sussex in Southern England. Much of the canal is no longer navigable - the Wey & Arun Canal Trust aims to restore the Wey and Arun Canal back to navigation. When it is restored, there will be an inland waterway link from London, via the rivers Wey and Arun, to as far as Littlehampton on the Sussex coast

White Cliff Management Project

The White Cliffs Countryside Project (WCCP) was set up in 1989 to help care for, and manage, these important coastal areas and the inland AONB