Instagram hotspot boss faces Seven Sisters rewilding challenges – BBC

Getty ImagesThe Seven Sisters chalk cliffs form a stretch of coast between Seaford and EastbourneThe new chief executive of the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has shared the challenges of managing the Seven Sisters due to its popularity as an “international hotspot”. The SDNPA took over the management of the Seven Sisters Country Park in 2021 from East Sussex County Council. Siôn McGeever told Radio Sussex it has close to 850,00 visitors a year and the Seven Sisters was one of the top travel internet searches in China. “We have become a serious international hotspot but it comes with pressure in how we manage it,” he said.”We have put in some great investments, we spent £2m investing in facilities and we are proud of that.”The big challenge now is re-naturing the area. We want to show what the best natural landscape can look like.”Mr McGeever said the national park authority’s goal was to connect people with restoration and nature recovery.”We want to focus on how we manage the land and how we manage the chalk grassland,” he said.One of the SDNPA’s rewilding initiatives is conservation grazing where ponies, cows and sheep help protect and enhance the chalk grassland, he
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