The Living Coast

The Living Coast is a UNESCO World Biosphere Region and brings together three local environments:

• Countryside – part of the South Downs National Park
• City and towns – including Brighton & Hove, Lewes, Newhaven and Shoreham, Southwick and Telscombe
• Coast – including the Marine Conservation Zone chalk reef

Based upon the chalk block of the South Downs, between the River Adur in the west and the River Ouse to the east, the region covers approximately 390 Km2 – an area just larger than the Isle of Wight.

The Living Coast is home to more than a third of a million people, and provides our water, local food, open space for recreation and natural inspiration.

Rampion is a member of the Brighton & Lewes Downs Biosphere Partnership, a group made up of a range of different voluntary, conservation, education, local government and private sector bodies. We actively support their work to connect people and nature to inspire a positive future, today.