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The Living Coast
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A designated urban biosphere reserve, The Living Coast stretches between Newhaven and Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex. From the grassy South Downs down to the chalk-and-shingle coast and city streets, it embraces everyone and everything that lives within this area and makes life here possible.
UNESCO biospheres are areas with significant natural value, created to help us learn how to balance what people and nature need to flourish. If you live, work or visit this region, you are part of The Living Coast and can be a part of creating an environment that we can all enjoy now and in the future.
Latest news
Changing Chalk partnership National Lottery Heritage Funding success
A £2.23m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant will help restore rare habitats and lost landscapes, bring history and local cultures to life and provide new experiences in the outdoors
Staying Warm this Winter
Rising energy costs is an increasing worry for many. Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative offer advice for homes and businesses.
A Liveable City for Everyone – Car Free Day
22 September is Car Free Day which encourages people to walk, cycle or use public transport, instead of using their car for the ...
What’s on across The Living Coast
We The Power movie screening + Q&A
Wild Coast Sussex Brighton Heritage Tour
Spotlight on
Forest Nature Bathing Sussex
Forest Nature Bathing Sussex run woodland and nature-based, sensory events in the Sussex Downs, woodlands, meadows, beaches and beyond.
Get involved
There are plenty of ways you can play a part in making our Living Coast a thriving environment. Explore the website, sign-up to our newsletter or follow us on social media to connect with projects, news, business and volunteering opportunities relevant to you.
Things to do in The Living Coast
