Is it as simple as planting trees to reduce flood risk?
28 February 2020
We have seen widespread calls for increased tree planting, primarily in tackling climate change, Sam Buckland from Sussex Flow Initiative looks at the issues.
Archive of: Living Landscapes
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The subtle makings of a wild place
16 February 2020
The natural world is a subtle place, pulsing with intricacies and symbioses - often ignored or misunderstood by us. What does it mean to be natural or wild?
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Vision, Action, Partnership: Reflections on the Landscape Innovation Conference
12 February 2020
Dr Chris Sandom was really excited to be invited by Fran Southgate from the Sussex Wildlife Trust to help organise and host the Landscape Innovation Conference. Now the conference is complete Chris wanted to share a few thoughts.
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How to use 'Regenerative Agriculture' to increase soil carbon
04 February 2020
A livestock farmer from East Sussex blogs about how regenerative farming can improve soil health
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Beaver back in Sussex
03 February 2020
After an absence of over 400 years, the beaver is coming back to Sussex.
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Buzzing with ideas
25 January 2020
Fran Southgate shares her thoughts on the Landscape Innovation Conference
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Tree - to plant or not to plant, that is the question
23 January 2020
When is it right to plant trees? And how do we do it right?
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Trees and the climate emergency
13 January 2020
Dr Tony Whitbread tackles the issue raised from his previous blog, as we are in a climate emergency, the priority must be to get the trees in the ground as an emergency action
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The trouble with trees
07 January 2020
The creation of forests and woods can be a major contribution to restoring nature and can draw carbon out of the atmosphere, so helping fight climate change. However, done badly, tree planting and tree regeneration can cause major ecological damage.
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Soil - the biodiversity underworld
18 December 2019
Soil is an amazing thing. Without soil we wouldn’t eat much, yet so many of us still see it as just dirt. Healthy soils store more carbon than the world’s oceans, and they are one of the most under publicised, wildlife-rich habitats on the planet.