Restoring Sussex woodlands

The Lost Woods project is bringing local people together to learn about, explore, and care for woods across the Low Weald and Downs.

Together, we can reconnect with our ancient woodlands and revive, restore, and protect them for future generations.

Welcome to the Lost Woods

Sited between two designated landscapes in Sussex, the Lost Woods are fragmented, threatened and in need of our protection.

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Restoring Hareswith Pond – an ancient woodland with young people at its heart

The Lost Woods team brought the local community together to help restore this magical woods near Storrington, that's been looked after by Croydon's Old Town Youth Club for a century and was once regularly visited by Flower Fairy artist Cicely Mary Barker.

April 16, 2025

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Where have the Lesser-Spotted Woodpeckers gone? Sussex communities urged to join citizen science survey

The Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker is in serious trouble, with huge population declines nationally and in Sussex. Can we find evidence of one of our rarest bird species in the woodlands of the Low Weald and Downs?

March 17, 2025

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