Changing Chalk Resources
- Published:
- 08 July 2026
Changing Chalk produced a wide range of resources, toolkits, research outputs, case studies and digital content to support learning, encourage collaboration and help people continue exploring, understanding and caring for the eastern South Downs. Here you'll find key resources developed through the programme and by our partners.
Discover The Downs on Your Doorstep Map
A downloadable guide to accessible routes, places to visit and ideas for exploring the eastern South Downs close to home.
Download the Downs on Your Doorstep Map
Case Studies
Explore our dedicated Case Studies page where you'll find practical examples, learning and best practice from projects across Changing Chalk.
Changing Chalk Case Studies Page
Restoring Chalkland Biodiversity
The South Downs National Park Authority - Grazing Project
Chalk grassland landowner resource - an illustrated guide to managing chalk grassland
Buglife - Sustainable Vines
Managing Vinyards for Chalk Grassland Biodiversity
Brighton and Hove Food Partnership - Sussex Grazed
Farming for Conservation: Farmer Resource Pack
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Scrub Clearance Research
Sussex Wildlife Trust - Changing Chalk Local Wildlife Sites
Report: A summary of the results of condition assessments carried out on 26 Local Wildlife Sites
Connecting Downs and Towns
National Trust: Devils Dyke Discovery Trail
A circular walk around the Iron-Age Hillfort at Devil's Dyke. Along the way, short videos reveal the stories of the landscape, its wildlife and the people connected to it.
Find out more here: Devil's Dyke Discovery Trail
National Trust: Ditchling Beacon QR Trail
As part of our Gateway to the Downs project we also produced a short digital trail at Ditchling Beacon abouth the history and archaeology of this special place.
Ditchling Beacon South Downs QR Trail - Step 1 Welcome to Dirchling Beacon
Brighton & Hove City Council - Farm School
The Farm School project made a Countryside Code film, invloving both children and farmers.
Watch it here: The Farm School Countryside Code
Hearts and histories of the Downs
National Trust and Historic England - Downs from Above
Over 190km sq of archaeology has been mapped using an archive of over 100 years of aerial photos and Lidar data. Explore the data in the interactive Downs from Above portal
Downs from Above aerial mapping - digital portal
Research Report: Downs from Above. Aerial Survey of the South Downs north of Brighton 2023
National Trust - Monument Mentors
Practical guidance and learning from the Monument Mentors project, supporting volunteers and organisations involved in caring for scheduled monuments and engaging communities with heritage.
Scheduled Monument Mentors Toolkit Level 1
Scheduled Monument Mentors Toolkit Level 2
History Stories and Eastbourne Borough Council - The Big Dig
The Big Dig communityarchaeology project produced a range of resources including a learning pack for schools, test pit training guides, excavation reports and digitised exhibition materials.
Explore the Big Dig Resources here
National Trust - Cultural Heritage Project
The project produced this video guide: Discovering Gypsy and Traveller Histories in the South Downs: a guide to accessing your local archives
watch the video below
Changing Chalk Cultural Archive Guide
The ‘Discover Your History’ guide is an accessible learning tool for members of the Gypsy & Traveller communities and the general public to use as an aid to accessing records held at the Keep, an archive in Brighton & Hove, which holds all of East Sussex’s records.
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