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From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the South Downs National Park’s landscapes cover 1,600km2 of breathtaking views & hidden gems. @SevenSistersCP
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It wouldn't be
#SussexDay
without sharing a little bit of downland magic, courtesy of
@FinnHop
#SouthDowns
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🎉It's our birthday🎂
10 years ago a vision became a reality and the UK's youngest National Park was born.
Thanks for being with us and for showing your love.
We look forward to celebrating later in the year. For now,
#StayHomeSaveLives
.
📷 Robert Maynard
#SouthDowns
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"Thirty one hectares of land – almost 100 football pitches – at Iford Estate, in East Sussex, have been signed over for nature recovery."
This is a landmark moment towards creating new, large areas of habitat for wildlife in the National Park.
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"There ant no place like Sussex,
Until ye goos above,
For Sussex will be Sussex,
And Sussex won't be druv."
- W Victor Cook
Happy Sussex Day everyone!
📷
@sussexscenes
📍 Cuckmere Estuary
#SussexDay
#SouthDowns
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🎉It's our birthday🎂
11 years ago a vision became a reality and the UK's youngest National Park was born.
What is your best moment in the South Downs?
Thanks for being with us and showing the love 💚
📷 Robert Maynard
#SouthDowns
#HappyNatureHappyYou
#HappySouthDowns
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"There ant no place like Sussex,⠀
Until ye goos above,⠀
For Sussex will be Sussex,⠀
And Sussex wunt be druv." ⠀
⠀
- W Victor Cook⠀
⠀
Happy Sussex Day everyone!⠀
⠀
📷 Alan Crozier
📍 Fulking Escarpment
#SussexDay
#SouthDowns
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At 1600 years old (or there abouts), the Wilmington yew tree needs all the help it can get.
⠀
Pre-dating both the Norman Conquest and the church it sits next to by several hundred years, it truly is a remarkable tree.
#SouthDowns
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A total of 23,000 hectares - an area twice the size of Manchester - has been identified as potential new woodland in Sussex and parts of Hampshire.
We're working with partners and landowners to seize this opportunity to create new woodland for nature and climate.
📷 M. Thomas
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Goodbye winter 👋🌨
Hello spring 😊🌤🌼🐣
Longer, warmer, sunnier days are coming.
📷 Pablo Rodriquez
📍 Cuckmere Haven
#FirstDayOfSpring
#SpringEquinox
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
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The Long Man of Wilmington is an iconic feature of the South Downs.
No one really knows when the figure dates from but over the years it has inspired writers and artists alike and even gets a mention in
@neilhimself
's 'The Sandman' series.
📷
@lloydlanephoto
#SouthDowns
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🎉 It's our birthday 🎂
Twelve years ago England’s newest National Park was officially designated.
We're very proud to call ourselves a National Park for all.
📸 Robert Maynard
#SouthDowns
#NationalParks
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We've got some very exciting otter news to share.
We now have confirmation of breeding otters on the River Meon.
Our wildlife cam picked up this footage of a mother with her two kits.
This is fantastic news for our rivers.
#WildlifeWednesday
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The exceptional ancient yew at St. Mary & St. Peter's Church in Wilmington has been nominated for this year's
#TreeOfTheYear
At 1600 years old (there abouts), it predates the church by several hundred years.
You can give it a vote here 👉
#SouthDowns
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The winner of the 2021/22 South Downs Photo Competition is 'Fire and Ice' by
@jimmy_fieldino
Judges said: "I would be really happy standing there looking at this amazing scene in the South Downs."
Congratulations Jamie!
#SouthDowns
#NaturePhotography
#LandscapePhotography
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle (Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#HillfortsWednesday
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The next few weeks are going to be tough but the National Park is still here.
For those that can & want to, we'll provide tips & advice on enjoying the Park safely.
For those who can't go outside, we'll post everyday to make sure you get your fix of outdoor goodness.
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle
(Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#SouthDowns
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Cissbury Ring is the second largest hillfort in England.
Although the site has a long history dating back to the Neolithic period (4300 BC - 2000 BC), the hillfort wasn't constructed until the Iron Age, around 400 BC.
📷 Neil Jones
#HillfortsWednesday
#EmbraceTheDarkness
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@ProfBrianCox
Great news for stargazers!
#SouthDowns
National Park is world's newest International
#DarkSkyReserve
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“The Downs… too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness, if only they would look.” - Virginia Woolf
📷 Sam Moore
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle (Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#HillfortsWednesday
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Tomorrow (23 February) will be the first pre-7am sunrise since 29 September 2022.
📷 Rob Carter
#SouthDowns
#Spring
#SpringIsComing
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In 2003, only 8 Duke of Burgundy butterflies were seen in the whole of Sussex.
Thanks to an ambitious recovery plan led by Neil Hulme and
@BCSussex
the Duke of Burgundy is starting to thrive once again, with hundreds being spotted in recent year
📷 Neil Hulme
#NatureRecovery
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Many of you probably had some brilliant weekend adventures planned in the South Downs.
But those adventures can wait.
Until then, here's the gorgeous Seven Sisters.
They'll still be there when we can all get outside again safely.
📷 Benjamin Davies
#StayHomeSaveLives
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Cloud inversions are a common occurrence at certain times of the year.
The warmer upper air pushes the cloud into valleys, turning far away hill tops into little green islands floating in a sea of mist.
📷 Andy Flowerday
📍 Devil's Dyke
#SouthDowns
#SouthDownsNationalPark
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A snippet from 'The South Country' by Hilaire Belloc for
#WorldPoetryDay
"I will hold my house in the high wood
Within a walk of the sea,
And the men that were boys when I was a boy
Shall sit and drink with me."
📷 Joseph Pearson
#SouthDowns
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A new crack has appeared on the coast path near Seaford Head & Hove Gap.
Please avoid & use absolute caution if nearby.
Cliff falls are random & could happen at anytime.
📷 Julian Stephens & Craig Ward
#BeCliffAware
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Happy Sussex Day!*
Here are 10 fascinating Sussex history facts for you to get stuck into 👉🏿
📷 Lewis Watt
#SussexDay
*Before anyone asks, yes, there is a Hampshire Day, it's on 15 July
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
⠀
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle (Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#HillfortsWednesday
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Holloways aka sunken lanes, are historical highways, used originally as pilgrim paths & drover roads.
Some have a connection with the otherworldly, with tales of disappearances, apparitions & portals to other realms.
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
#SpookySouthDowns
#HalloweenIsComing
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The cliffs at Seven Sisters are simply majestic. There's no other view quite like it.
But the view we see today won't necessarily be the same one ten years from now.
Please show these ancient mounts the respect they deserve and
#BeCliffAware
when visiting.
📷 Lee Prince
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Good morning!
Here's a view for anyone missing the South Downs at the moment - a misty morning at High and Over, overlooking the Cuckmere Valley.
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
#SouthDowns
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"There ant no place like Sussex,
Until ye goos above,
For Sussex will be Sussex,
And Sussex won't be druv."
- W Victor Cook⠀
Happy Sussex Day everyone!
📷 Alan Crozier
📍 Fulking Escarpment
#SussexDay
#SouthDowns
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Today, we welcome the equilux ("equal light"), when day and night are equal.
In spring, it happens just a few days before the equinox ("equal night").
📷 Barry Edge
#SouthDowns
#SpringIsComing
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Goodbye Summer ☀️
Hello Autumn 🍂
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
📍 Halnaker Holloway, Chichester
#Autumn
#AutumnEquinox
#AutumnVibes
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Goodbye winter 👋🌨⠀
⠀
Hello spring 😊🌤🌼🐣⠀
⠀
Longer, warmer, sunnier days are coming.⠀
⠀
📷 Pablo Rodriquez
📍 Cuckmere Haven ⠀
#Spring
#SouthDowns
#Equinox
#SpringEquinox
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Sunday serenity.
The view towards Ashcombe Mill near Kingston.
📷
@lloydlanephoto
#SundayVibes
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Seaford Head Nature reserve offers some of the best views of the Seven Sisters.⠀
But did you know there are actually eight of them?
Haven Brow, Short Brow, Rough Brow, Brass Point, Flagstaff Point, Flat Hill, Baily's Hill and Went Hill Brow.
📷 Karolina Krasuska
#SouthDowns
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Time to learn some more old Sussex. ⠀
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Have you ever heard the word 'bostal'? If you have, it was probably on a steep track or path because that's exactly what it is: 'a small path leading to a hill.'⠀
#SouthDowns
#Autumn
#AutumnMood
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Did you know Sussex has its own dialect? Once widely spoken, it's mostly gone the way of the dinosaurs. ⠀
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But we think it's time to bring it back. ⠀
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We're starting with...Dumbledore! Not a wisened wizard but old Sussex for bumblebee!⠀
#SouthDowns
#Sussex
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Welcome to November!
Did you know Guy Fawkes was once employed as a footman at Cowdray House in Midhurst prior to the Gunpowder Plot?
⠀⠀
📷 Sam Moore⠀⠀
#SouthDowns
#BonfireNight
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“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
📷 Nick Heasman
📍 Rake Bottom, East Hampshire
#SouthDowns
#Spring
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That magical moment where Autumn begins to make way for Winter.
📷 Martin Offer
📍 Didling, West Sussex
#SouthDowns
#WinterVibes
#WinterMood
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High and Over.
This little spot, just outside of Seaford, provides glorious views of the Cuckmere Valley.
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
#SouthDowns
#WeekendVibes
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We couldn't possibly post a photo of anything else on the first day of Advent, could we?
📷 Sam Moore
📍 Ditchling Beacon
#ChristmasCountdown
#Christmas2019
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Did you know Devil's Dyke is Britain's longest, widest and deepest dry valley?
Unlike many valleys, it wasn't formed by glacial action but instead by a huge volume of water cascading over the Downs as part of the thaw at the end of the last Ice Age.
📷
@djgwild
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The Sussex Heritage Coast stretches from Beachy Head to Seaford and offers some truly breathtaking views.
If you find yourself visiting the cliffs in the months ahead, be sure to keep a safe distance from the edge and base as falls can happen at random.
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
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Definitely the correct thing to do
@White_Squirrels
👍
I don’t know if this is the correct way to rescue sheep when they are stuck on their back, but I do know it can be life threatening to not help. So happy to have been able to help 2 sheep today on my walk🐑🐑 🤍
#whitesheepofsussex
#MothersDay
#farmlife
#sussex
#sheep
@sdnpa
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The South Downs Astrophotography Competition is back for 2023/24!
Enter your photos in either the South Downs Starry Skyscapes, Nature at Night and Magnificent Moon categories.
Full details on how to enter >>
📷 'Snow in Springtime' by Neil Jones
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We think this image from Ian Woods is a neat reminder of the incredible beauty we have in the South Downs.
There's still time to enter in this year's South Downs Photo Competition.
For full details on how to enter, head to 👉🏽
#SouthDowns
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"The Downs..too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness." - Virginia Woolf
#NationalStorytellingWeek
#SouthDowns
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"What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness." - John Steinbeck
📷 John Richardson
#SouthDowns
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Tomorrow (22 March) will be the first pre-6am sunrise since 24 August 2023.
📷 James Ratchford
📍 Firle Beacon
#SouthDowns
#Spring
#Sunrise
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This view is for anyone missing the South Downs & long summer days.
📷 Benno White
📍 Balsdean Bottom, Lewes
#SouthDowns
#HumpDayHappiness
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Guess what? It's our birthday month! 🎉 🎂🥳
On 31 March the South Downs National Park will be celebrating it's tenth birthday.
Will you be celebrating?
📷 Robert Maynard
#SouthDowns
#MondayMotivation
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Now that's one happy water vole.
Thanks so much to Brian Biggs for capturing this video of a water vole thoroughly enjoying life.
It's fantastic to see the species thriving after their reintroduction to the River Meon.
A definite conservation win!
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Research suggests just looking at images of nature is enough to lower stress levels.
So, even if you can't get to experience views like this in person, you can be confident that looking at it may help to ease any stress you might be feeling.
📷 Jan Gray
#StayHomeSaveLives
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Did you know the yew trees at Kingley Vale are some of the oldest living things in the country.
Although their age is uncertain, it is said some are between 900 - 2000 years old.
#SouthDowns
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🎵 It's beginning to look a lot like...🎵⠀
⠀
Winter on the Downs. Don't you just love it? ⠀
#SouthDowns
#CountdowntoChristmas
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Time to learn some more old Sussex.
Have you ever heard the word 'bostal'? If you have, it was probably on a steep lane or path because that's exactly what it is: 'a small path leading to a hill.'
#TalkSussex
#SouthDowns
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
⠀
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle (Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#HillfortsWednesday
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Happy Easter!
We hope your day is full of walks, rides and chocolatey treats.
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
📍 Cuckmere Estuary
#SouthDowns
#EasterSunday
#HappyEaster
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Plenty of you will be getting to enjoy scenes like this, if you're not already.
📷 Nash Vracas
📍 West Meon
#Spring
#Bluebells
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A new day and a different view.
Here's a lone tree embracing sunrise over Win Hill near Birling Gap.
📷
@Leeprin48890181
#SouthDowns
#StayAtHome
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This time of year can certainly feel like you're between seasons. ❄️☀️🍂
📷 Nick Heasman/SDNPA
📍 Rake Bottom
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Next week is
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Spending time outside can be good for our mental health.
Whether you're walking through woods, doing a weekend trek or even getting a view of nature, doing any and all can have a positive effect on our mental health.
📷 Matt Gibson
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Find some of the oldest living organisms in Europe in
#SouthDowns
- 2000yr old yews at Kingley Vale in West Sussex
#NationalTreeWeek
#trees
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At 1600 years old (or there abouts), the Wilmington yew tree needs all the help it can get.
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Pre-dating both the Norman Conquest and the church it sits next to by several hundred years, it truly is a remarkable tree.
#SouthDowns
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The winner of the 2020/21 South Downs Photo Competition is “Chanctonbury Ring” by Tim Kahane.
Tim said: "This emphatic grouping of trees high on a scarp hillside and alone in their mythical company remains an iconic landmark in my life."
Congratulations Tim!
#SouthDowns
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The defined contours of Firle Escarpment captured so beautifully by
@FinnHop
Sussex downland at its absolute best.
#SouthDowns
#SussexDay
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'Fairy flower' season is upon us.
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Did you know, because it takes at least five years for a bluebell seed to grow into a bulb, the wide seas of blue can only be found on ancient or semi-ancient woodland?
📷
@jimmy_fieldino
#StayHomeSaveLives
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This is for anyone who needs to see a bit of blue sky & sunshine today ☀️
📷 Tom Sigler
#SouthDowns
#StormBarbara
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You know what they say...after the storm, the sun will shine again.
📷 Simon Parsons
#StayAtHome
#SouthDowns
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Summer officially begins.
Happy Solstice everyone!
📷 Tom Sigler
#SouthDowns
#SummerSolstice
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While alot of us have been able to get outside these past few days, we shouldn't forget that many are still shielding or having to self-isolate.
For those who are staying at home, this view is for you.
📷
@djgwild
#SouthDowns
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Who's ready to say goodbye to the recent winter weather and a big hello to spring?
📷 Sam Moore
📍 South Downs Way, Devil's Dyke
#SouthDowns
#Spring
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Since 21 December 2020 we've gained an extra 78 minutes of daylight 😎
📷
@weekend__hiker
📍 Cuckmere Haven
#SouthDowns
#ThursdayThoughts
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Witches turning into hares occupy a peculiar place in local folklore. ⠀
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Ditchling and East Harting both share the same story of a huntsman's dog biting the leg of a hare and the supposed witch seen the next day nursing an injured leg.⠀
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📷 Adam Huttley
#FolkloreThursday
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Welcome to day 1 of the 2021 South Downs Dark Skies Festival! 🌌
What better way to start than with the winner of the South Downs Dark Skyscapes category from the astrophoto comp.
Congratulations Neil Jones for his photo, "Milky Way from Cissbury."
#EmbraceTheDarkness
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As the sun sets on 2020, let's strive to make 2021 a little bit kinder, a little bit greener and a little bit brighter. ⠀
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Happy New Year!⠀
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📷
@jimmy_fieldino
📍 Cissbury Ring
#Goodbye2020
#HappyNewYear
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The medieval bridge at Stopham, near Pulborough, is nearly 600 years old.⠀⠀
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A Scheduled Monument, it's a work of pre-Tudor engineering that's survived (with some change) floods, wars and cars. ⠀⠀
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📷
@jimmy_fieldino
#SouthDowns
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Massive congratulations to Michael Harris, winner of the People's Choice in the 2023/24 South Downs Photo Competition.
Michael secured top place in the public vote with 'Golden Beech' depicting the sun setting behind Chanctonbury Ring.
Well done, Michael!
#SouthDowns
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Welcome to day 1 of the 2022 South Downs Dark Skies Festival! 🌌
What better way to start than with the winner of the South Downs Dark Skyscapes category from the astrophoto comp.
Congratulations Neil Jones for his photo, "Snow in springtime."
#EmbraceTheDarkness
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So drum roll please! 🥁
We're delighted to announce the winner of our People's Choice Award for the annual photo competition is Pony Heaven, by Joe James.
Well done Joe! Such a beautiful picture of Cissbury Ring 🙂
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Sometimes all you need is a walk in the woods to clear your head.
With more woodland than any other National Park in England or Wales, there are plenty of tree-covered trails to escape to in the South Downs.
#SouthDowns
#ThursdayThoughts
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At 248m, Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in East Sussex.
The view from the top offers impressive views out to Black Cap and the Lewes downland, as well as the low Weald.
📷 Tom Hard
#SouthDowns
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Hares on the Downs aren't always a common sight but it's amazing when you get to see it.
This image was sent to us by Simon Crew who was lucky enough to spot four of them near Harting Down.
You can always send your wildlife spots to comms
@southdowns
.gov.uk
#30DaysWild
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St. Roche's hill in West Sussex rises to 206 metres & commands views across the coastal plain to the south and the Weald to the north.
The hill is famous for the Iron-Age hillfort on its summit called the Trundle (Old English: Tryndel, meaning "circle").
#HillfortsWednesday
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The view from Bury Hill all the way to the coast.
A stunning bit of South Downs magic courtesy of Stuart Williams.
#SouthDowns
#WeekendVibes
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Winner of the third-place prize in the South Downs photo competition is 'Taking It In' by Andy Flowerday.
Commenting on the stunning image of Devil's Dyke, the judges said: "This is quintessentially the South Downs. It makes me happy."
#SouthDowns
#NaturePhotography
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Down on raft cam today is...another otter!
Otter sightings in the National Park are becoming more and more frequent. Which is great news for our rivers and biodiversity.
#WildlifeWednesday
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"Moments like these on a hill top are filled with beauty, peace and tranquillity and my heart skips a beat whenever I walk along the downs and see scenes like this.”
- Lorraine Heaysman, winner of 2018/19 South Downs Photo Competition
#WorldPhotoDay
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Did you know there are seven main rivers that run through the South Downs National Park?
West to east they are: the Itchen, Meon, Rother, Arun, Adur, Ouse and Cuckmere.
#SouthDowns
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Did you know the 100-mile South Downs Way is the only National Trail that sits entirely in a National Park?
Our ancestors have been walking this ridgeline of the South Downs for as far back as we can discover, all sharing the views we've come to admire.
#SouthDowns
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To celebrate 70 years of UK National Parks, our partners
@RoyalMailStamps
have released a collection of stunning new stamps inspired by the National Parks.
Explore the collection and learn more:
#SouthDowns
#NationalParks
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Cloud inversions are a common occurrence in Autumn and Winter.
The warmer upper air pushes the cloud into valleys, turning far away hill tops into little green islands floating in a sea of mist.
📷 Andy Flowerday⠀
📍 Devil's Dyke⠀
#SouthDowns
#AutumnVibes
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