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Scenes from a walk pt 2 over #SouthDowns from Glynde to Lewes.
#Butterflies, including a rarity.

Not the easiest to photo with an iPhone. Not at all compliant, so quite blurry. But this isn't a photography post; it's a natural world educational one.

1) Clouded Yellow
2) Small Heath (declining species)
3) Small Copper
4) Silver-spotted Skipper (rare chalk downland species)

#nature #wildlife #naturalworld #lepidoptera #entomology #naturalworld #insects #walking #rambling #countryside #alttext

Fascinating video…
Fabulous walk from Glynde to #Lewes taking in the beautiful Southerham and Malling Downs. Many highlights, but one was capturing two Adonis Blue butterflies getting jiggy with it. Adonis Blue is quite rare and only really found on chalk downland.
#nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #butterfly #butterflies #mothsandbutterflies #SouthDowns #alttext #walking #rambling

Conservation Grazing On The South Downs
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/equine-land-management/horse-health/conservation-grazing/

#SolarPunkSunday #LandManagement #Habitat #Conservation #Horses #Ecology #Ponies #ConservationGrazing #SouthDownsNationalPark #SouthDowns #NationalParks

South Downs National Park Workshop
Explore Through Your Senses: An Inclusive Art & Nature Workshop
The Pump Barn (next to Friston Forest & Seven Sisters Country Park)
05 August 2026
1pm to 4pm
Free
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/event/explore-through-your-senses-an-inclusive-art-nature-workshop/

#SolarPunkSunday #SouthDowns #SouthDownsNationalPark #WorkShops #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #Habitat #NationalParks

Glow-Worms On The South Downs
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/let-it-glow-incredible-insect-is-released-in-national-park/

#SolarPunkSunday #GlowWorms #SouthDowns #Insects #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #Habitat #Community

Just a few butterflies seen on our short 12 mile #SouthDowns #walk today. Not great photos travelling at pace and pointing an iPhone hither and thither. But sharing is caring...

1) White Admiral (a little distant)
2) and 3) Ringlet
4) One of a gazillion Marbled Whites

Also saw lots of Meadow Browns as well as birds including Stonechat, Skylark, Swifts, Buzzard and Red Kite

#butterflies #nature #wildlife #lepidoptera #walking #rambling #outdoors #alttext

Had to run a quick errand to Seaford and on the way back I went for a little wander. I have no idea where I was. So I just took some pictures of countryside and got back in my car. I looked for signs but there were none. I guess I’ll never find out where I was. 🤣 #SouthDowns #clueless

Join us this Saturday for two walks, chose between Big brother or The Long Man.
https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk
#ramblersgb #walking #hiking #london #southdowns

Lost Woods Of The Low Weald And Downs:
"Explore the stunning habitats of the Low Weald and South Downs with our self-guided walking routes."
https://www.lostwoods.org.uk/lost-woods-walks

#SolarPunkSunday #WoodLands #Trees #Weald #SouthDowns #LostWoods #Walks #WalkingRoutes

South Downs Way
"The 100 mile (160 Km) long South Downs Way follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs."
https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/south-downs-way/trail-information/

#SolarPunkSunday #SouthDownsWay #SouthDowns #NationalTrails #Nature #Walks #UK #WildLife

The Living Coast is a UNESCO World Biosphere that encompasses the chalk block of the South Downs, stretching from the River Adur in the west to the River Ouse in the East, and with the city of Brighton & Hove at its heart.
https://thelivingcoastbybike.co.uk/

#SolarPunkSunday #Cycling #Rivers #Bike #Coasts #LandScapes #UNESCO #TheLivingCoast #Sussex #Brighton #Hove #Biosphere #SouthDowns

The Living Coast Changing Chalk Project
Bringing the wildflowers of the South Downs into Brighton and Hove through the creation of new areas of wildflower planting.
https://thelivingcoast.org.uk/project/changing-chalk-greening-the-cities

#SolarPunkSunday #Community #SouthDowns #WildFlowers #Sussex #TheLivingCoast #BrightonAndHove #Brighton #Hove

Celebrating the Dark Skies of the South Downs National Park
By South Downs National Park Authority
Feb 13 from 6pm to 9pm GMT
Memorial Hall, South Downs Centre.
Talks, plus "cake and refreshments and stargazing through telescopes (weather permitting)."
Free tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-dark-skies-of-the-south-downs-national-park-tickets-1980560703379?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

#SolarPunkSunday #Astronomy #SouthDownsNationalPark #DarkSkies #SouthDowns

Make yourself comfortable

Benches with magnificent views at Beachy Head.

June 2011

#England #GB #UK #SilentSunday #Bench #Benches #Path #Footpath #Coast #Sea #Sky #Photography #View #Bank #Baenke #Weg #Fussweg #Kueste #See #Himmel #Fotografie #Aussicht #BeachyHead #EastSussex #SouthDowns

🌍 Meanwhile, back on lovely planet earth #NaturePhotography #SouthDowns

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzp6le2wx5bcm5lh77j6jzdz/post/3mcoh76ju7f2i

Cycled along part of the Downs Link today. It was a grey day but not raining and relatively warm (12 or so degrees C). Mind you, it was quite windy (and it was a head wind, of course) along the coast.

I took the train to Brighton. From the rail station, I went down to the coast through the centre of town and then along the National Cycle Network route 2 through Hove and Portslade by Sea to Shoreham-by-Sea. There, I headed inland on NCN route 223, the **Downs Link**, to Christ's Hospital just outside Horsham where I took the train back home.

The Downs Link follows the river Adur for quite some while. The river is very wide at Shoreham-by-Sea as you can see in one of the photos attached. The whole route is quite lovely, with great views of the South Downs for the first part. It is almost entirely off-road and mostly suitable for gravel bikes (caveat: I was on a mountain bike) but probably not road bikes. Given the amount of rain we've had recently, it was unsurprisingly wet with lots of puddles but, luckily, very little actual muddy slippery bits.

The ride was 42 km. I took just over 3 hours with lots of stops for photos, charging phone which died halfway, talking to people (and their dogs), etc. Total time actually cycling was 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Highly recommended if you're in the area!

#BikeTooter #Cycling #UKCycling #WestSussex #Brighton #ShorehamBySea #ChristsHospital #Horsham #NationalCycleNetwork #NCN2 #NCN223 #DownsLink #SouthDowns

South Downs Christmas Advent Calendar Quiz
https://southdownsnationalpark.adventcalendar.com/

#Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #SouthDowns #AdventCalendar #SolarPunkSunday

South Downs National Park Authority Upcoming Events
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/south-downs-national-park-authority-9884472334

#SolarPunkSunday #SouthDowns #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #SouthDownsNationalPark #YouthAction #NatureBasedLearning #FreeEvents #UK

Picturesque wine estate is a hidden gem with delicious food

A picturesque wine estate with sweeping views of the South Downs is a hidden gem. The vineyards at Artelium Wine Estate in Streat Lane, Hassocks, were first planted by fou…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #ArteliumWineEstate #MarkCollins #PinotGris #PinotMeunier #SouthDowns #Sussexcountryside #Tastingroom #wineestate #Wineproduction
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2299701/picturesque-wine-estate-is-a-hidden-gem-with-delicious-food/

Scenes from a walk (part two).

As well as butterflies, we saw a few close-ish birds and a lovely spider.

1) Stonechat (female)
2) Stonechat (juvenile male)
3) Goldfinch
4) Wasp Spider

#walking #hiking #rambling #SouthDowns #birds #ornithology #spider #nature #wildlife #outdoors #alttext