Falmer From The Top of Ditchling Beacon 20/6/10

[Mendoza]

After the ordeal of having to cycling up Ditchling Beacon yesterday, I took time out to have an ice cream and take these two pics in the hazy sky

 

[JJ McClure]

Nice work mendoza.

I have to say that as I made it to the top of the Beacon yesterday the sight of the stadium glinting like a jewell in the distance was the most beautiful thing I ever did see. I even shouted Seagulls much to the confusion of other riders.

 

[bhaexpress]

Great work !

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Mendoza-mongous pop pickers.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

What a fantastic sight !!

 

[seagullwedgee]

crikey from that angle its all surrounded by greenery, could even look like an AONB....

 

[Mendoza]

Nice work mendoza.

I have to say that as I made it to the top of the Beacon yesterday the sight of the stadium glinting like a jewell in the distance was the most beautiful thing I ever did see. I even shouted Seagulls much to the confusion of other riders.

likewise. the man on the PA man saw me in my Brighton shirt, and he started come on seagulls when you get to the top you will see the stadium. Gave me an extra boost. Shame it wasnt really sunny, as it would have shone properly.

When the grass grows back on the Southern field on village way, you wont be able to notice it

 

[Norman Potting]

crikey from that angle its all surrounded by greenery, could even look like an AONB....

..I think that it enhances the AONB!

 

[Dizzle.]

What a beautiful sight!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

likewise. the man on the PA man saw me in my Brighton shirt, and he started come on seagulls when you get to the top you will see the stadium. Gave me an extra boost. Shame it wasnt really sunny, as it would have shone properly.

When the grass grows back on the Southern field on village way, you wont be able to notice it

I had already done this last week! But didnt post on here coz Im not an attention seeker...

 

[Brovion]

..I think that it enhances the AONB!

I would go further than that. If you look at the environs of the stadium, apart form the curves of the Downs, there's nothing 'natural' about it. It's actually an agri-industrial estate: large, unnatural, man-made fields maintained by machinery and routinely covered with various chemicals. The stadium is easily the most beautiful and attractive feature of that part of the Downs.

 

[glasfryn]

looking great nice picture too Mendoza

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Could / should the pipework be painted green to blend with the greenery it sits within?

 

[Fef]

Could / should the pipework be painted green to blend with the greenery it sits within?

I'm sure it could, but most people will be seeing the arches from ground level and looking up. In this case, the arches will have the background of the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds - so blue and white would be more appropriate colours!

But I'm more than happy with white.

 

[Joe Gatting's Dad]

Must be a mirage - you are not supposed to see it from there!

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Somebody moaned, years ago, that you'd be able to see it from the Beacon and i thought it was the usual NIMBY scaremongering.

Hmmm, seems they were right after all.

 

[Strike]

That is quality! Wish I saw that when I used to do my school cross country races there!

 

[Stevie Boy]

saw it yesterday when trying to get air back into my lungs, looks the bollox from there

 

[fire&skill]

They were right! It blends into the Downs so well!

 

[Caveman]

Here is one I took the other day from the Beacon, but from the phone, enjoy the fields.