Join Estate Ranger Maddy Crews for a spring update from West Dean. Discover the magic of the South Downs, from bluebell carpets and wild garlic to the return of migratory birds.

Woodland management across the West Dean Estate explains the estate’s nature-friendly forestry practices, from continuous cover forestry and coppicing to new woodland planting that enhances resilience and biodiversity.

Explore Winter at West Dean to see how the estate’s habitats shift in the colder months, from woodland wildlife to the first snowdrops and essential winter land management.

A Summer round up by West Dean’s Ranger, Maddy Crews. 

An Early Bird Survey at West Dean Estate: Latest News from Our West Dean Ranger

Students, staff and stakeholders recently joined our Ranger, Maddy Crews, to plant over 100 trees including, Small-leaved Lime, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, and Black Poplar on the estate—one step closer to our 2030 vision of sustainability.

Maddy Crews, the Estate Ranger, writes the second occasional series of articles with this update.

Maddy Crews, the Estate Ranger, begins a new occasional series of articles with this update.