The William Robinson Gravetye Charity was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Peter Latham OBE on 31 July 2026 following a short illness.
Peter had been a trustee and chair of the charity’s Forestry Advisory Group for the past four years and made
Meadow Making with young people
Twenty volunteers, including teenagers on their school holidays, helped us trample and rake wildflower hay cut from Gravetye
Observatree Citizen Science Meeting
We were delighted to welcome Southeast Observatree volunteers to the estate for their annual meeting. Observatree is the
Crawley primary school children have “the best day”
A Year 4 class from Southgate Primary School in Crawley enjoyed a fantastic day learning about nature and
AI helps discover rare woodpecker’s call at Gravetye Estate
For the first time in more than three decades the lesser spotted woodpecker has been recorded in woodlands
Forestry News October 2025
Visitors will have noticed tree felling activity. We are catching up with work delayed due to wet conditions
It’s National Plant Health Week and Gravetye Needs Your Help!
Help Us Keep Our Oak Trees Healthy The health of the UK's trees is a big deal, especially
Nature Sense at the Gravetye Estate
Dr James Whitehead, 25.04.2025 On April 23rd, we established the first University of Sussex Nature Sense monitoring stations
Preserving Our Forests: The Ongoing Fight Against Ash Dieback
The Importance of Sustainable Firewood Practices You will have noticed a good deal of activity in the woods
Planting 100’s of trees for nature
We were delighted to partner with St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation during the last weekend in
4th East Grinstead Cubs
4th East Grinstead Cubs and their families helped us plant some of William Robinson’s favourite bulbs in the
Philpots Manor School – Duke of Edinburgh Volunteering
We're delighted to be working in partnership with Philpots Manor School throughout the 2024/25 academic year to enable
Sackville School – Outdoor Learning Programme
We're delighted to be partnering with Sackville School to support their outdoor learning programme. This month saw Y7
Sussex Fungus Group at Gravetye Estate
We were delighted to welcome the Sussex Fungus Group to the estate. 67 species were identified and recorded
High Weald National Landscape 2024 Walking Festival at Gravetye Estate
We were delighted to be part of the High Weald National Landscape 2024 Walking Festival. 23 visitors joined
Barn Owls at Gravetye Estate
The old Sussex barn on Gravetye Estate is now home to a beguiling young female barn owl. Back
Sackville School extra-curriculum enhancement activities
23 pupils from Years 7,8,9 enjoyed three days of sunshine around the estate. A fun packed few days
Microplastic Pollution Research
Emily Thrift, PhD student, University of Sussex recently visited the estate and this is what she had to
4th East Grinstead Cubs revisit the estate
This lovely bunch of enthusiastic Cubs had such a fantastic time on their visit a couple of weeks
CampWild Partnership
We were excited to announce our new working partnership with CampWild and look forward to hosting visitors in
Turners Hill Brownies Visit
We were thrilled when the Brownies asked to visit us for a nature walk and to help with
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