Pet Patrol 365

20/11/2025

🐎 Grazing Update 🐎

Today, we will be moving the five Exmoor ponies from Gill's Lap to Reservoir enclosure.

Reservoir (see key below) is an electric fenced enclosure along the A275 Lewes Road, between Churlwood and Reservoir car parks.

🔴 = A275
🔵 = Reservoir car park
🟡 = Churlwood car park

A downloadable grazing map will also be available on our website shortly.

Ashdown Forest Riding Association

18/11/2025

Hey lovely people! I’m out in the forest with the team and I swear I’m wearing enough layers to qualify as a walking laundry basket — boots, thick socks, gaiters, three Rab layers, a giant coat, hat, scarf, gloves… and I STILL feel like a partially frozen chicken nugget. 🥶

So if you’re heading into the forest today, dress like you’re going on an expedition to meet penguins. 🐧 It’s that cold! But on the bright side… at least it’s dry! 🎉 Small victories.

16/11/2025

Knole Park is absolutely breathtaking - and the deer are everywhere! 🦌✨

I got up close with these gorgeous creatures today and couldn’t believe how many freely wander the park. Truly nature at its best!

Fun deer fact: Deer have been living at Knole for over 500 years. The medieval deer park, created in 1456 by Archbishop Bourchier, is the last surviving one in Kent. Fallow deer have been roaming its grounds ever since.

If you’d like to learn more about the herd, Knole - National Trust runs deer-keeping sessions and guided walks throughout the year. It’s a brilliant way to get closer to the history and ask plenty of questions. Check the Events section on their homepage for full details - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/knole/events.

14/11/2025

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09/11/2025

Don’t forget to renew your Annual Parking permit or Winter Pass!Purchase your permit online via the Horizon portal or visit the Ashdown Forest Centre from Monday to Friday (10am–4.30pm) to pay in person. Renew or buy a car park pass PARKING ON ASHDOWN FOREST Ashdown Forest has introduced paid pa...

06/11/2025

I’ve contacted my MP to urge them to protect our precious wildlife and habitats by keeping the bill in place. If you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to email yours too — together, our voices are stronger.

Thank you 🙏🏻

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🔔 Nature is at risk, but your MP can make a difference.

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It doesn’t have safeguards to stop development devastating the wildlife and wild places near you.

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🌳 Please use our simple form to contact your MP, and ask them to support Amendment 130.

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04/11/2025

What an amazing walk out with the team today!

I’m so proud of them — we met all sorts of people: dog owners, walkers, horse riders — and everyone had such lovely things to say about the dogs. 😍

But the absolute highlight? Meeting a three-month-old chihuahua puppy (Luigi) with his mum (Lolly) and their owner. The team were so beautifully gentle with the little one; it honestly melted my heart. 💛

It was the perfect socialisation opportunity for that puppy — surrounded by calm, confident dogs. 🐶

The selfie was taken halfway around our 6-mile walk — just look at those gorgeous furry faces!

29/10/2025

After a morning of dog walking in what felt like a monsoon 🌧️🐕, I was soaked through and seriously questioning my life choices…

Then came the sweetest surprise - quite literally! When I dropped one of my pups home, I was greeted with a freshly baked cupcake 🧁 courtesy of Clara, Oliver and their lovely Nanny, Leah. The twins had been busy baking in the kitchen after the park plans became a total washout!

It was the perfect sugar boost to keep me going for the rest of the day - thank you, little chefs! 💛 Sometimes kindness (and cake) really do make everything better.

26/10/2025

The dormice have been found in Eastern Road nature reserve by volunteers who tracked pawprints.

23/10/2025

I couldn’t make it to the signing of ‘Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear’ by Gyles Brandreth at Pooh Corner Hartfield, yesterday.

Thanks to the thoughtfulness of Carole Webster, though, I didn’t miss out — she kindly picked up a copy for me, complete with a personal inscription and a photo!

It’s small acts of kindness like this that quietly remind me what community is all about.

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” — Winnie-the-Pooh

15/10/2025

07/10/2025