by Katherine McKee | Dec 17, 2024 | Development & innovation, Nature & wildlife, Projects
On 26th November at The Grand Brighton. Nick Bean, Principal Engineer for Transport & Flood Risk at Brighton & Hove City Council, and The Aquifer Project (formerly The Aquifer Partnership) board member presented this project during a session titled “The Art of... 
by Jess Mead | Nov 20, 2024 | Conservation, Nature & wildlife, Projects, Volunteering
Title image of volunteers planting wildflowers at Saunders Park in Brighton. Image credit Jess Mead. As part of the Changing Chalk – Greening the Cities project, we’re working to create several new wildflower patches across the Living Coast area. These... 
by sarahjones | Jul 12, 2023 | Coast & Sea, Conservation, Nature & wildlife, Projects, Rural & Downs, Towns & city
You can share your thoughts, feedback and wishes for The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere by completing a 10-minute survey. Every Biosphere is unique, and UNESCO recognises our internationally important natural environment, stretching from the Downs to the sea and... 
by sarahjones | Jul 11, 2023 | Learning & engagement, Nature & wildlife, Projects, Rural & Downs, Schools & education
The children have fed lambs, explored farmland on a trailer ride, investigated the life cycle of wheat, made bird feeders to encourage wildlife, turned themselves into a human combine harvester and even had a harvest wheatsheaf Bake Off! “Our children really... 
by sarahjones | Jul 10, 2023 | Coast & Sea, Conservation, Development & innovation, Impact, Nature & wildlife, Projects, Rural & Downs, Schools & education, Towns & city
We were proud to showcase our unique urban biosphere to a delegation from UNESCO in July. We showed how their funding is extending our work on protecting our fresh groundwater and natural flood solutions, as well as Environmental Education which is at the heart of our... 
by Sarah Ryman | May 11, 2023 | Conservation, Development & innovation, Projects, Rural & Downs
What is the project? The Cockshut is a 3km long chalk stream that flows from springs at the foot of the South Downs in Kingston, eventually joining The River Ouse before flowing out to sea. Work is about to begin to realign the stream into a new channel which will...
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