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- Junior Ranger Events find out more about these popular events and how you can get invovled
- BIG Nature celebration of International Year of Biodiversity - more events this summer
- Wild Planet - celebrating Wildlife Photographer of the Year on Brighton seafront until 26 September
- Consultation on funding for managing countryside sites - closed 17 August 2010
- Help the shepherd check our sheep by becoming a "lookerer"
- David Bellamy at Springwatch Festival
- BBC Countryfile visits the Brighton downs, 4 April 2010
- South Downs National Park - new shadow National Park Authority from 1 April 2010
Brighton & Hove owns about 6,000 hectares (14,000 acres) of countryside around the city - most of the land from Saltdean to Ditchling Beacon and around Hove towards Southwick Hill. Most of this land is in the South Downs National Park, amounting to over 40% of the City of Brighton & Hove.
Cityparks works to protect and enhance these countryside sites, particularly to ensure chalk grassland (downland) is being properly managed to preserve the many rare species that rely on it. We also seek to promote a greater understanding and enjoyment of the countryside through guided walks and other events, trail guides, talks, our annual Springwatch celebrations and on site information.
Stanmer Park is one of the main gateways to the downs, as well as the largest area of open access land, and woodland, in the city.
We work closely with local community groups, helping them manage green sites of particular importance to them. We provide advice and support from helping to write management plans to providing sustainably produced materials from our woodlands to implement them.
www.CityWildlife.org.uk is the place for wildlife in Brighton & Hove. Find out about the huge variety of plants, animals and special places for wildlife in Brighton & Hove and how you can help conserve them. This information is being added to all the time, by people like you!
We are responsible for Rights of Way and access land in the countryside and any path problems can be reported using our online form. Further information is also available on walking and cycling.
In all of our work we seek to strike a balance between the needs of wildlife, historic landscape and public enjoyment.