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Furnace Brook is a historic natural site in the heart of Sussex’s High Weald, a designated protected National Landscape. Its 60 acres encompass ancient woodland, streams, wildflower meadows and a lake, as well as a unique hornbeam coppice which reflects the site’s history of artisanal ironmaking.
For many years, Furnace Brook has pioneered rewilding and sustainable food production, bringing together farmers, land-based workers, ecologists and local communities and schools. It has offered a place of healing and reflection in nature, away from the stresses of everyday life.
We’ve got big plans. But we need your help to make this vision a reality.
Tragically, a catastrophic water pollution event in the summer of 2024 flooded the site with contamination from nearby farmland. Aquatic and plant life was wiped out, including several endangered species and flourishing populations of eels and freshwater oysters. The future looked bleak. Read more here.
Now, though, the Furnace Brook Community Interest Company is bringing together local communities and world-leading experts to restore and regenerate Furnace Brook. We have a bold new vision that will make the site a unique haven where individuals and groups can seek peace and healing in nature, a community space and a cutting-edge Living Laboratory for rewilding and environmental regeneration.
We are cleaning up the land and the water, restoring the diverse ecosystem and creating a range of accommodation and meeting spaces to support a wide range of community activities, educational experiences, leisure activities and spaces for reflection and healing. We will match local farms and schools to help children understand where their food comes from, support local people to grow food for their community and set up a Community Gardens Network to engage older and isolated people, young people and those with mental health issues.
How you can help Furnace Brook achieve its goals.
CORPORATE SUPPORT AND PHILANTHROPISTS: We welcome support from local, national and international companies who share our vision. There are many ways to get involved. For an informal chat about partnership opportunities, please contact us.
VISIT - Enjoy our great-value accommodation and events spaces in a tranquil natural environment. Whether learning or relaxing, we guarantee you’ll have a wonderful experience while contributing to our work. Find out more here.
VOLUNTEER - If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer in the future, please complete our contact form here.
ENTERPRISE HUB – Join our growing enterprise hub by running your business from our Community Farm.
DONATE - We depend on the generosity of people like you to continue our work. Your donation - large or small - will help preserve this precious place for the future, for everyone.
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