Autumn in the South Downs

After a beautiful Indian summer  - here for a couple of weeks in early October,  Autumn has now arrived. The leaves are beginning to turn and fall, the sun is still shining and the days - though shorter, are beautiful. I love this time of year. - A perfect time to get out and enjoy the beautiful countryside all around the Sustainability Centre. So if you are wondering what to do in half term - why not pay us a visit!
Our volunteers have been working hard outside - strimming the wildflower meadow and sorting out the vegetable garden!

My first month here has been great - with lots to learn about and lots to do. This is such a busy place!

We have had lots of school groups here staying in Wetherdown Lodge on our South Downs Experience residential, others have come for a day or two. All of them going home having learned more about how to live lightly and have fun too.

We have also had campcraft events with some business groups doing  team-building. 

A two week Residential Permaculture Design Course finished last weekend - a great group of people who gave us lots of ideas for projects for the future too. We are already planning dates for the next course - so if you are interested in finding out more please get in touch.

We are also running courses on  Woodland Management,  Hurdle Making & Coppicing in November and December. A day long course doing Festive Willow Craft in early December will get us all in the festive spirit and maybe we can make something as a Christmas Gift. Talking of gifts - if you, like me dread the pre Christmas season and hate shopping,  you could always think about giving a course gift voucher and treat someone you love to a place on one of our courses next year. I can't believe I am talking about Christmas already - its not even November!

Next time I will tell you more about some of the people who live and work here. They have given me such a lovely warm welcome.