Eastbourne Climate Emergency Strategy
Biodiversity
The Council works in partnership to support nature recovery and encourage biodiversity. Learn about the Council's biodiversity strategy and find out more about these important projects, how to get involved, and what you can do help nature and wildlife.
Changing Chalk
Changing Chalk is a landscape-scale partnership connecting nature, people and heritage on and around the South Downs.
South Downs Changing Chalk partnership | National Trust Changing Chalk partnership
EBC Downland Estate - Whole Estate Plan
Eastbourne Downland Estate - Whole Estate Plan 2020-2045 (PDF, 3 MB)
Gardening for wildlife
Learn how to provide food, shelter and breeding spots for the wildlife in your garden.
The National Biodiversity Network
A collaborative partnership created to exchange biodiversity information, with over 200 members and almost 200 million wildlife records available.
DEFRA: Biodiversity 2020
A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services.
DEFRA Biodiversity 2020 (PDF, 2 MB)
Joint Nature Conservation Committee: UK Biodiversity Indicators 2020
The JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation.
UK biodiversity indicators 2023
The National Trust: What is biodiversity?
Europe's largest conservation charity, looking after nature, beauty and history for the nation to enjoy has published helpful information exploring biodiversity in closer detail.
National Trust - What Is Biodiversity?
Natural England: Biodiversity
The government's adviser for the natural environment, helping to protect England's nature and landscapes for people to enjoy.
WWF: Biodiversity
The world's leading independent conservation organisation. For downloadable posters and worksheets go to WWF Biodiversity
EBC Biodiversity Strategy
Eastbourne Biodiversity Strategy - 2021 to 2025 (PDF, 911 KB)
EBC Pesticide Policy
Pesticide Policy (PDF, 284 KB)
Sussex Bay
A vision for Sussex Bay, 100 miles of coastline where our seascape and rivers flourish. A healthy blue ecosystem in which nature, people and local economy can thrive.
Eastbourne to Seaford Nature Recovery Project
This project will create wildlife-rich habitats, improve climate security, and offer opportunities for the local communities.
Seaford to Eastbourne Nature Recovery Project
Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme
Reducing coastal flood and erosion risk to properties and infrastructure.
Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Defence Project website
Beachy Head East Conservation Zone
A 195 km2 diverse mosaic of habitats that provide homes, feeding and breeding areas for masses of marine life. It includes fragile chalk reefs, sandstone reef systems, vulnerable blue mussel beds, and two marine Sites of Nature Conservation Importance: The Royal Sovereign Shoals and the Horse of Willingdon Reef.
This zone is home to threatened and declining species such as the tube-building ross worm, native oyster and short-snouted seahorse, cuckoo wrasse, plaice, dover sole, small spotted catshark and possible spawning beds for herring.
Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone
Community River Watch - Eastbourne and Pevensey Levels
Strandliners, in collaboration with Blue Heart, are encouraging residents to participate in simple waterway surveys in Eastbourne and Pevensey Levels. The surveys will involve monitoring water quality, river health, and wildlife such as dragonflies, butterflies, and birds.
To find out more and get involved visit Community River Watch.
Blue Heart
To help predict and reduce the impact of flooding, Blue Heart is investigating how rain, river and waste water move through Eastbourne and south Wealden.
Environment Agency's incident hotline
To report an environmental incident call 0800 80 70 60 or visit Gov.UK report an environmental incident
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