The Fish, The Goatsucker, and The Highwayman

£7.99

The Fish, The Goatsucker, and The Highwayman

Tales from in and around the heaths of the South Downs National Park

The magic, mystery and myths of heathlands have been brought to life in a fun new book that explores the history of the unique landscape, through a collection of stories from around the heathlands in the South Downs National Park 

All written by the volunteers and drawing upon their interviews with local people and archive research, the tales are a mixture of fact and imaginative fiction. The book includes stories relating to: Shortheath Common, Lavington Common, Wiggonholt Heath, Blackdown, Graffham Common, Woolbeding Common and Iping and Stedham Common.

“Each story has been carefully crafted and is aimed at encouraging young people, local communities and visitors to discover the heritage of these wildlife-rich landscapes that are actually rarer than the rainforest. There are lots of interesting facts that we unearthed in our research that have been used in the book. For instance, the experiences of a city boy evacuated to the heathlands of Graffham in World War Two; the rebellion of starving farm workers, and the fears generated by a small heathland bird in superstitious minds. It’s a great read and I would encourage people of all ages to give it a go!” Mary Saunders, Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Heathlands Reunited Project

The book has been produced as part of the Heathlands Reunited Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The book’s production was supported by partners in the project, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, National Trust, Hampshire County Council and Sussex Wildlife Trust.

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