Our livestock monitors are a dedicated bunch. We hope that visits like this ease the pain of the wet ones they've endured recently! 🙏 to our vollies & staff from DownlandsLivestock for working together to protect the sheep - some days in the field are far better than others💚

Xmas wreath making session provided for Nestlé Purina UK & Ireland PetCare Gatwick team yesterday afternoon at Old Lodge Farm with the Downlands Partnership DownlandsLivestock crew. A fun time was had by all and lovely wreaths produced. Dibby & Dobby the resident sheep came to say hello too!

Merry Xmas and a huge THANK YOU as always to all our valued #conservation and access #volunteers who help us to manage Surrey's #countryside for all to enjoy. We look forward to working with you again in 2024 and to welcoming lots of new faces too. surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-le…

🐏 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 🐏 30 sheep will be introduced to Pen 2 on Banstead Downs on Wed 10 Jan. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. Thank you for your cooperation. Further info here: bit.ly/48OLd25

What's great for health, happiness & habitat? Joining in for #countryside #volunteering with the friendly Downlands Partnership #conservation crew! Enjoyable scrub clearing sessions on offer this season across northeast Surrey & Addington areas. Info: surreycc.gov.uk/downlandspartn…

The boys are back in town! DownlandsLivestock dropped off a flock of wethers at #BansteadDowns today to carry on with their important work conserving the chalk downland. 🦮Dogs on leads around the enclosures pls! Thank you 💚

All welcome - #Coulsdon people, businesses, residents, anyone with an interest, please come along - Fri 9th Feb coulsdonpartnership.org/blogs/news/cou… Coulsdon & Purley Festival Neil o'Riddleford DownlandsLivestock FineToad Chipstead FC (Surrey) Lisa'sEcoKitchen Marlpit Lane Bowling And Putting Greens

Downlands Partnership: Grazing DownlandsLivestock are now regularly posting on Instagram. Check out instagram.com/downygrazers/?… to find out more about their #conservation grazing work across #Surrey & Sth Ldn & busy grazing family: staff, volunteers, sheep, cattle & goats... & chickens!

Still a few spaces left on the new weekly 'Woodpeckers' parent and toddler sessions #SuttonEcologyCentre; book your space now! whatsoninsutton Sutton Council Sutton Voice Sutton Green Scene Sutton Mums Explore Surrey's Countryside Explore Sutton Secret Carshalton 🗝 Inside Croydon DownlandsLivestock

Exciting #countryside social media news! Surrey Countryside Partnerships - Downlands, Lower Mole & Surrey Heathland now have a new combined team Facebook page: facebook.com/SurreyCountrys… Pls check out/follow our posts with all our team news, #volunteering opportunities & more.

Great to see our new interpretation boards out at Tices Meadow Nature Reserve. This beautiful spot near Farnham is widely considered one of the best inland sites to watch birds in the southeast of England! Discover more orlo.uk/VYMus Tice’s Meadow Bird Group DownlandsLivestock

We've added to our herd! 3 male cattle (bullocks) have joined the existing herd at Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve near Farnham to help with conservation grazing. The new recruits have joined Benjamin, Solomon & Joshua & they need names! Suggestions in comments below⬇️ DownlandsLivestock

#Spring has truly sprung when the new DownlandsLivestock fleecy balls of joy are born at Old Lodge Farm in Carshalton. Lots of healthy, happy lambs have arrived to join our flock. Old Lodge Farm is owned by Surrey County Council Customer Services and Downlands Partnership's #Grazing team are based there.

***𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 - 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬*** Our friends from DownlandsLivestock are on the move. The mixed flock of wethers will be moving from Pen 2 across to Pen 3 this week. Dogs on #LEADs please. 🙏 For info & map bit.ly/3PY0sP1

Conservation grazing on #BansteadDowns We’re loving the verdant landscape in this photograph! Thank you @ RobertZeitz 📸 DownlandsLivestock Downlands Trust Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

These family events are being supported by the Downlands Trust DownlandsLivestock Surrey Hills Society Tadworth & Walton Tree warden & wildlife Hut Co, made possible, thanks to the support of Rebecca Paul MP Surrey County Council News Banstead Commons Conservators #banstead #Community #tadworth #reigate thank you 😊.

**𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 - 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬*** Our conservation sheep from the DownlandsLivestock have been removed, we know how much visitors have loved them, they will be back in September to continue their work and for you to enjoy once again.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 We held the last of our three Nature Detective Days yesterday. Kids delved deeper into the natural world through interactive sessions focused on species ecology & what we can do to protect & preserve it.

Damien started his journey on a work experience placement with DownlandsLivestock. Deciding that farming & conservation was the route he wanted to go down, Damien was lucky enough to secure a job with them helped undoubtedly by the volunteering he’d done. c-js.co.uk/CJSFocus