Gatwick Greenspace Partnership
Gatwick Greenspace Partnership is a community project that works to benefit people, wildlife and the countryside between Horsham, Crawley, Horley, Reigate and Dorking.
Whether you want to help the countryside as a conservation volunteer, come along to one of our fun wildlife events, find out how you can improve your land for wildlife, or just visit one of the fantastic sites we help to manage, there is something for everyone to get involved with.
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Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Volunteering
The Gatwick Greenspace Partnership has a weekly volunteer tasks to carry out a range of conservation tasks at various sites, including woodland management and heathland restoration.

Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Events and Education
School and group visits, guided walks and other wildlife events in the Gatwick Greenspace area

Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Youth Groups
Wildlife Rangers (12 - 16) and Youth Rangers (16 -25) in the Gatwick Greenspace area

Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Wildlife Sites
The Gatwick Greenspace Partnership works at a variety of locally important sites for wildlife in and around Crawley, Horsham, Horley and Dorking on the Sussex/Surrey border,

Meet the staff: Barry Wildish
Find out more about Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Officer Barry Wildish and his love of ancient woodland and chess!
The importance of trees for wildlife and wellbeing
Tom Simpson of Gatwick Greenspace Partnership blogs on working with Manor Green College and the NCS
Tom Simpson of Gatwick Greenspace Partnership blogs on working with Manor Green College and the NCS

Taking action against litter
How do you encourage litterbugs to develop environmental responsibility? Do they even think about the costs and impacts of littering on people and wildlife? How should people be held to account for their actions? Gatwick Greenspace Youth Rangers decided to make a short film about why littering is not acceptable.
How do you encourage litterbugs to develop environmental responsibility? Do they even think about the costs and impacts of littering on people and wildlife? How should people be held to account for their actions? Gatwick Greenspace Youth Rangers decided to make a short film about why littering is not acceptable.

Natural regeneration for the next generation
Gatwick Greenspace Partnership go tree mapping at Maidenbower Junior School, Crawley
Gatwick Greenspace Partnership go tree mapping at Maidenbower Junior School, Crawley

Wild Wanders Summer Bushcamp
Join us in Tilgate Park (16-19 August 2022) for four days of outdoor activities, perfect for any budding young ecologist or wildlife enthusiast.
Join us in Tilgate Park (16-19 August 2022) for four days of outdoor activities, perfect for any budding young ecologist or wildlife enthusiast.

Wildlife Rangers at Warnham Nature Reserve
Tamara Jewell on a lovely visit to Warnham Nature Reserve for Wildlife Rangers
Tamara Jewell on a lovely visit to Warnham Nature Reserve for Wildlife Rangers

Meet our volunteers - Lewis Thornhill
We meet ex Wildlife Ranger and current volunteer Lewis Thornhill
We meet ex Wildlife Ranger and current volunteer Lewis Thornhill

Tom Simpson of the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership wins Environment Award
Sussex Wildlife Trust was delighted to hear that Tom Simpson, Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Officer, has won a Crawley Community Award in the ‘Environment’ category.
Sussex Wildlife Trust was delighted to hear that Tom Simpson, Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Officer, has won a Crawley Community Award in the ‘Environment’ category.

Bridge of Scythes
Cutting with scythes creates a patch mosaic with some areas left rough and longer than others and, in this way the volunteers emulate the work of a herd of browsing animals moving through.
Cutting with scythes creates a patch mosaic with some areas left rough and longer than others and, in this way the volunteers emulate the work of a herd of browsing animals moving through.

Breathing new life into a neglected farm pond
Local community groups have restored Rolls Farm pond
Local community groups have restored Rolls Farm pond

Nature Tots go wild in March
Spring is in the air and Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots parent and child outdoor adventure groups are back for children aged 3-5 in Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Henfield, Horsham and Rye.
Spring is in the air and Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots parent and child outdoor adventure groups are back for children aged 3-5 in Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Henfield, Horsham and Rye.
