The latest New Perspectives bursary project comes from Saira Niazi, who explores hidden gems and shares stories from the South Downs National Park.

Whilst working on the project, Saira was granted funding from the South Downs National Park to lead on a separate project that sought to engage people from urban areas by opening the South Downs to them through a series of Community Wanderings projects.

The project culminated in a series of portraits and a short film made by film-maker Luke Baker; all can be viewed on Saira’s website. 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN NATIONAL PARKS

As we head into summer and the busiest time of the year for National Parks, we wanted to share some of the best ways to explore the Parks by public transport.

Welsh Government has committed to unlocking the potential of Designated Landscapes to do more for nature as part of their 30x30 target.

Since the Biodiversity Deep Dive in October, we’ve been keeping a close eye on what this means in practice, and the latest update from Government reflects a renewed drive for biodiversity improvements.

Management plans, however, are already being written and implemented through to 2028, so guidance and implementation of policy is needed at pace to deliver on 30x30.