Among the hustle and bustle of Brighton, a sliver of land between gardens and the railway is an important corridor for wildlife and a place for people to connect with nature. The Deneway nature reserve is managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust, where I’ve been working as a communities intern.
It’s an overcast, bitterly cold morning and I’m up early to run a session of Deneway’s “Wild Future”. The project aims to turn the Deneway into a youth-led reserve, allowing young people aged 16 to 25 to be at the core of managing the reserve and engaging the local community, and learn vital skills for future conservation careers.
