Archive of: Levin Down

  • Meet our volunteers: Bill Young

    20 November 2023

    Meet our volunteers: Bill Young

    Bill Young has a been a volunteering with the Trust for 45 years, most recently at Levin Down. He tells us all about it.

     
  • Why chalk grasslands are so important - part two

    17 April 2023

    Why chalk grasslands are so important - part two

    Development has eaten away at our stunning Downs, but with planning laws, then protective designations, this has dramatically slowed. In the second of two blogs, Phil Belden talks about the vital importance of protecting and caring for it.

     
  • Why chalk grasslands are so important

    16 April 2023

    Why chalk grasslands are so important

    Phil Belden explains why chalk grassland is such an incredibly important habitat.

     
  • Searching for the presence of an elusive butterfly

    13 February 2023

    Searching for the presence of an elusive butterfly

    Rob Eadie on searching for the presence of an elusive butterfly on Levin Down

     
  • Splashes of winter colour on Levin Down

    31 January 2023

    Splashes of winter colour on Levin Down

    Robert Eadie, Volunteer reserve Manager for Levin Down, tells us about splashes of winter colour at the reserve

     
  • Wildlife seen in July at Levin Down nature reserve

    27 July 2022

    Wildlife seen in July at Levin Down nature reserve

    Volunteer Reserve Manager Rob Eadie tells us about the interesting wildlife he’s seen in July at Levin Down nature reserve

     
  • Early Summer at Levin Down

    28 June 2022

    Early Summer at Levin Down

    Rob Eadie, Volunteer Reserve Manager for Levin Down shares some of the recent wildlife sightings from this superb chalk downland nature reserve

     
  • Robot chores

    04 December 2021

    Robot chores

    Sam Roberts find out how effective a robotic tractor mower is at managing scrub on the steep slopes at Levin Down

     
  • Sussex Heathlands

    03 September 2020

    Sussex Heathlands

    Sussex Wildlife Trust manages a lot of heathland within Sussex and each has its own characteristics.

     
  • Chalk Grassland

    06 July 2019

    Chalk Grassland

    There are few sights more spectacular than a wildflower meadow in full bloom. Packed with nectar-rich flowers and humming with insect life, these botanical hotspots will soon be looking their best and today, 6 July, marks National Meadows Day - a celebration of our glorious grasslands and the wealth of wildlife they support.

     
  • Wildlife Walk at Levin Down

    15 May 2016

    Wildlife Walk at Levin Down

    A spring walk around our reserve near Singleton in West Sussex.

     
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