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Countryside walks avoiding mud

Countryside walks and rides avoiding mud February 2025 and it’s been an exceptionally wet winter. We all want to get out into the countryside and enjoy some fresh air. Sadly

Seaford and Seaford Head seen from the sea

England at Sunset 2024

The UK town of Seaford and the chalk cliffs known as Seaford Head The ferry from France was approaching Newhaven harbour. Arriving home from our holiday we were greeted, as

The life of deer at Knole, Kent

See deer in this short video taken at the end of October. Read what the deer and park keeper says about what the deer are doing in different seasons by

Knole National Trust House, Sevenoaks, Kent has deer close at hand

Knole is a magnificent former bishop’s palace with its origins dating back 600 years. It became the property of very wealthy, leading aristocrats, the Sackville family. The family still has

Storks and piglets at Knepp Estate 2021

Storks and piglets at Knepp Estate 2021 A pair of storks on their nest, 23 March 2021 Storks, for the second time in 600 years, are making a nest in

Walk east from Ditchling Beacon, South Downs Way

Walk east from Ditchling Beacon, South Downs Way The start of the walk ABOUT This is a walk high on the ridge of the South Downs with expansive views to

Devils Dyke walking west – walk near Brighton UK – with photos.

Walking west along the South Downs Way just above the village of Fulking which is situated down below to the right of the picture and out of sight. Route map

Countryside walks avoiding mud

Countryside walks and rides avoiding mud It’s the end of February 2021 and it’s been an exceptionally wet winter with an exceptional number of people desperate to get out in

Walk East from Devils Dyke

Walk East from Devils Dyke Devils Dyke is a extraordinary short valley cut into The Downs ten thousand years ago by the last ice age. It’s five miles north of

Circular Walk through Arundel Park and Back Along River Arun

Distance a little over 5 miles, or, if you start at the main car park in Arundel, a little over 6 miles. This circular walk starts by Swanbourne Lake and

Three Downland walks north of Arundel, West Sussex

Three beautiful and varied walks with some gentle climbs on the Downs north of Arundel. All can be started at the car park near Whiteways roundabout on the A 29,

Houghton Forest Downland Walk near Arundel

On a bright chilly day in mid-October, with a strong wind blowing, we enjoyed a four and a half mile walk on the Downs near Arundel. There is a large

Last Day of Summer 2020

We guessed it was going to be the last day of summer. We had had a late spell of hot weather in mid-September and the forecast was for the last

Shoreham-by-Sea – sea and river swimming

Here are a few basic bits of information about facilities and conditions for swimming at Shoreham and swimming in the River Adur (pronounced “Ada”) near Shoreham. How warm is the

Pigs at Knepp Castle Estate

Our latest visit to the Knepp Estate was with family and friends, hoping to see any remaining storks and perhaps see pigs and cattle, or even deer. It was August

Nymans National Trust House and Gardens Story

The story of Nymans is very unusual Nymans is a National Trust house and gardens situated in mid Sussex a few miles south of Crawley. Most National Trust Houses are

Nymans National Trust House, Gardens and Woodland – Sussex UK – Partially open 2020

Nymans is a National Trust house and gardens situated in mid Sussex a few miles south of Crawley, just off the A23. Now open again after the covid closure with

Visit the Wild Life Area of Knepp Castle Estate

We visited this 3,500 acre estate, owned by the Burrell family, in West Sussex, UK in early July (2020) and roamed around it for half a day. We particularly wanted

First Stork Chicks Hatch in UK After 600 Years

Storks last nested in the UK in Edinburgh in 1416 until this year! Now (summer 2020) they can be seen on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex a few miles

Ightham Mote, Medieval Manor House in Kent

When UK National Trust Houses open up again after the virus this will be definitely well worth a visit. Julie and I visited Igtham Mote in 2015 when I took

Classic Birling Gap and Beachy Head Walks

The cliff-top walk from Birling Gap to Cuckmere Haven is one of the best clifftop walks in Britain. It is the walk along the white chalk cliffs of a section