We Are Partially Open  No General Public Access
​Our priority is the health and safety for those attending the site. We remain open for pre-booked events only and there is no general public access at present. 

We will re open to the general public when Government advice allows. We have measures in place to ensure we are COVID secure and  request your full co-operation in maintaining these standards.
New Booking System
Now Live
Our booking system is all new and very much improved. Give it a try today.  
Yurts and Camping
We are also ready to take bookings on the camp site.
​The yurts are going up this week.
New Booking System
Now Live
Our booking system is all new and very much improved. Give it a try today.  

​New Bed & Breakfast
Our en suite rooms are almost ready and we are taking bookings now. 
Plan Your Holiday
Booking Guarantee
Make holiday plans with confidence.
Anyone who needs to cancel their holiday for COVID reasons will be offered a postponement or refund. 
South Downs
Green Fair
Sunday 5th Sep 2021
We have now confirmed the date and tickets are on sale.
Earth Protectors 
A new resource is available to download. It includes two case studies on embedding eco topics across the primary curriculum presented at last year’s conference.
Opening for
​Schools Bookings
We are taking bookings for day visits and residential trips later in 2021, so please do get in touch. ​
Face to Face ​​​​Courses Small group outdoor courses will start running again from April, with larger group courses running again from around mid-May. New online courses are also available.

Wood Mouse Forest School will restart on 21st April. 
Online Experiences Continue
A Forager's Garden by Anna Locke on Wed 31st March. 
​The Beech Cafe will open for Takeaways on Sat 3rd/Sun 4th and  Sat 10th/Sun 11th April 2021. 

The Beech Cafe will
​re-open from the 17th April 2021
Outdoor seating available for lunches only. A takeaway service is available for drinks, cake and ice-cream.
Our car park remains open for authorised parking only,  this applies to those visiting the burial site.  ​
Our car parks remain unavailable to general visitors. Authorised parking is for those visiting the site for:-
  • Natural Burials​
  • ​School Visits
​Some volunteering sessions have resumed in small numbers only. We will continue to respond to enquiries by email.
​We are a learning and study centre, a beacon for sustainability, based in the heart of Hampshire's South Downs National Park in the UK.

​We are an authentic model of sustainability. We share practical solutions to inspire and enable people to become the planet protectors and change makers that our world needs.

We offer an immersive, practical and creative approach to education. We inspire and support change-makers. We make it possible for everyone to be part of eco evolution in action.
​​The Sustainability Centre is owned and operated by ​The Earthworks Trust (Reg No.1079866).   
This summer bring your family to an exciting wilderness experience at The Sustainability Centre in the South Downs.

Our survival and nature exploration is inspired by John Muir, the adventurer,  survival expert and botanist. He climbed mountains and glaciers with just an axe and washing line. He survived by creating natural shelters, identifying plants for food, medicine and using traditional wood crafts.
£10 per Family Group 
Up to 3 children Aged 6+ and their parents per ​family group.

A FORAGER’S GARDEN 
Book BY
ANNA LOCKE

Further to Anna's recent online talk with us her book is for sale on "buy & collect" from our shop at The Sustainability Centre.
This way 50% of funds go towards our fundraising. Or you can buy through our partner organisation Permanent Publications.

SPONSOR A ROOM IN THE ECO LODGE
MAKE YOUR MARK

In the final stages of our eco retrofit of the South Downs Eco Lodge we are inviting you, our wonderful supporters, to help dress and equip the new rooms, with many levels of sponsorship to match any budget.

WHATS CHANGING
When finished the new wing will provide a further eleven new B & B rooms. All will be en suite with double rooms, twin rooms, triple and a family room.

NATIVE TREES
Each room is themed with a native tree from our woodland. Using sustainability principals we are choosing or making art and furnishings from natural, sustainable or recycled resources, which makes each room unique.

Your sponsorship will be used for a range of projects and purchases. You can express a preference for a room to contribute to or sponsor. If you donate £2000 then you will become the sole sponsor of a room of your choice. No matter how large or small we would love to hear from individuals, businesses or organisations.

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​GATE TICKETS​  
Adult 10.00     
Child 5.00
Children under 3 years are free.

ONLINE TICKETS
£1 off every ticket

Tickets are now on sale.

Sustainability Clothing Shop

Organic Cotton T Shirts 

​We have created a new range of organic cotton, truly sustainable 
T-shirts and bags. 

Pop over to our virtual shop and take a look. Its a really good way to support us, by ethical clothing and get a really cool shirt or bag!

Check Out Our Eco Active Blog

Weaving from the Hedges

Why not be inspired to weave from the hedges. A Brigid cross is a small cross usually woven from rushes. Typically it has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Historically, there were also three-armed versions too

​Watch this delightful short film, where you can join Louise crafting away in her shed, her voice telling the tale of making a St Brigid Cross. Take some time to listen to this soothing creators poem. Set to music it resonates with the changing seasons, the promise of spring and the satisfaction of making from natural materials.    ​

On The Wild Side

​This blog makes a case for letting the wild in to all garden spaces and working with and not against nature in our own back yards. Taking a look at how to achieve a bio-diverse mix between a formal garden and an untamed wild wood. With the current focus on re-wilding and creating more diverse nature spaces, how much intervention is appropriate and how much interaction will be right?

Herbs for Health Blog

On this beautiful sunny day we have been out picking local cleavers for a refreshing tea. For once, it’s possible to forage from the hedgerows alongside country lanes as there are no polluting cars about!

There are lots of herbs that can boost your immune system and our herb expert, Sarah Hillyer has written a blog all about giving your health a boost this May. 

Composting

If you want to start composting or improve your composting then Rachel, who manages our Garden and Volunteers Team has lots to say. Composting not only reduces rubbish going to landfill, it means that you can grow more food for free. So start saving your organic food scraps and turning them into "plant food."

Questions Answered
How do I set up a compost bin?
What can I compost?
How can I get good and balanced compost?
Is there anything I can't compost?
How long does composting take?
How can I use my compost?
Now is a time to stay calm and connected to nature. Our Woodland Bard and tutor, Jonathon Huet, has recorded this wonderful guided meditation.

​Being in nature uplifts our mind and body and many look to nature as a place for healing and personal growth. With Jonathon's guided meditation you can deepen your connection to nature and allow it to infiltrate your entire life. 

Online Sustainability Shop

We have a wonderful Gift Shop with lots of lovely things made by local makers. Sally Mareike is the artist who made these beautiful pots.
Our shop sells gifts and items which are locally made or are eco friendly.

​We also have Permaculture books at 10% off the RRP. All the profits help us to raise funds.

Join Our Friends Scheme Today

​We have lots of loyal supporters, followers and people and you may be one of them. If you are, we would like you to consider becoming a Friend.​

Raise Funds For Us ​While ​You Shop

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Click on Give As You Live every time you shop online and the Sustainability Centre will recieve a donation.

When you shop at over 4,000 top stores including Amazon, Expedia and John Lewis via Give as you Live, they'll turn a percentage of your spend into free funds for Leaves for Learning! 

Simply follow the link below, search for the retailer and start shopping. It's that simple.