Government NPPF planning policy puts Sussex countryside at risk
Environmental groups have warned that new planning policy guidelines, recently released by the coalition government, are a threat to the countryside, ancient woodland and the character of rural communities. By Alex Oxborough Just one year after the establishment of the South Downs National Park, the Sussex countryside is under threat. Bringing to mind the adage … Continue reading
A Walk on the Wild Side: Out and about in West Sussex this May
AS the days grow longer, the last days of spring bring bustling activity to the countryside as wildflowers blossom and young are born. It’s a great time to get out and explore the variety of wildlife experiences West Sussex has to offer. Heralds of summer— Swallows return Aerial acrobats and high-speed feeders, Swallows begin returning … Continue reading
The English Garden
At Gravetye Manor the painstaking restoration is underway of one of the most historically important English gardens of all time. Alex Oxborough met the man tasked with the transformation, Head Gardener Tom Coward. Many of the essential ingredients of the much-loved English garden, we owe to William Robinson (1838-1935). From the densely packed drift … Continue reading
Petworth House and Town: The Housekeeper’s Tour
Following in the footsteps of the legendary Mrs Cownly Housekeeper at Petworth House, Alex Oxborough explores Petworth’s past and present. Petworth House can be counted among finest of the great English country houses. Graced by some of the great names of art and architecture, most famously the landscape painter, JMW Turner, it is a ‘must … Continue reading
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