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Also known as the Ouse Valley CARES Project

Ouse Valley CARES – which stands for Climate Action, Resilient Ecosystems and Sustainability – is spearheaded by the South Downs National Park Trust alongside a number of partners, including South Downs National Park Authority, Lewes District Council, Railway Land Wildlife Trust, Transition Town Lewes, Seaford Community Partnership, Community Energy South, OVESCO, 3VA and Sussex Community Development Association.

The project area in East Sussex follows the river valley downstream from Barcombe, through the market town of Lewes and the villages of the lower Ouse Valley, to the large coastal communities of Seaford, Peacehaven and Newhaven. The current funding has helped the partnership to investigate, test and develop ways that the Ouse Valley can increase long-term resilience to climate change.

The next phase of the project aims to deliver a series of long-lasting projects to help address the climate emergency and help nature flourish. This will include projects to:

– Create more green corridors, across and between communities, and connections to the wider countryside and the South Downs National Park, such as tree planting, wildflower corridors and improving habitat quality at nature reserves.
– Enhance wellbeing, knowledge and skills around climate change mitigation, such as community gardens, community orchards, training for groups and schoolchildren, climate cafes, Forest School development, sustainability advice and events.
– Reduce carbon usage, such as supporting residents to reduce energy bills, training volunteer ‘climate and energy champions’, identifying new sites for community-owned energy schemes and helping to increase accessibility to electric vehicles and green travel.