• High Weald Walking Festival 2021 – Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th September

    The High Weald Walking Festival is a collaboration between a number of local branches of The Ramblers and the High Weald AONB Partnership. Now in its fourth year, the Festival aims to help both visitors and residents explore and learn about the historic High Weald landscape. Participants will be led by experienced and knowledgeable guides from a… Read more

  • Coppicing Work in Darwell Wood

    Forestry England are starting coppicing work in September in Darwell Wood which should run through until December.  They have provided the following summary with details of what they are doing and what they hope to achieve. The coppice rotations are based on small coupes (< 2ha) being felled each year, using a ‘little and often’… Read more

  • New planning application in Brightling: Perch Hill Cottage, Willingford Lane

    “Proposed conversion of existing garage to form ancillary studio accommodation” Reference RR/2021/1741/P Follow this link to see details of the above application and optionally submit a comment to Rother District Council List of all current planning applications affecting Brightling. Read more