[Sussex] Getting out into the countryside

[Driver 8]

My walk last weekend, it’s great to have this on your doorstep.

 

[Cotton Socks]

A t least a trio of red kites appear to have moved over to Waterfall/Stanmer. Some compensation for the grim ash dieback, it's like 1987 all over again. But Stanmer recovered from that and will do again!

He's a traitorous git if he's moved! I thought he was a red kite, Google Lens said he was a Red Kite but others were telling me I was wrong.
He'll come back due to the supply of dropped dog treats & the odd Pomeranian (that hasn't happened).
It's so quiet there atm, the crows are bloody bored that they haven't got him to gang up on anymore as well.
I only see 1 at a time, whether it's the same one or 3 different I have no idea.
Yes it will recover but not in my lifetime. My son can tell his Grandkids how it used to be I suppose, certainly when it comes to Stanmer, as he's a Stanmer 'nerd'.
Just to be pedantic about the comparison to '87... A lot of the fallen trees were left laying on the ground & their off shoots are growing upwards from the fallen trees to make 'mini' woods.That isn't going to happen now. Some of my reference points are fallen trees from the storm, if they decide to remove them while they're there, I'll be walking around in circles for hours unless I open Google maps to find the Dew pond!

 

[Motogull]

Do you like the centre of Rochester? Went there once, a secondary school trip to the castle in 1977! Looked historic and interesting.

Likewise.

I've not set foot in the place since although I cycled through the historic part a few years back. My daughter likes it.

Surrounded by clag.

I might cycle up there again for a mooch, when it is quiet but it is a faff to get to by motor.

 

[Whoislloydy]

Lucky enough to call British Columbia home, I'm 20 minutes from three local mountains with endless hiking and mountain biking trails. Surrounded by provincial and national parks. It doesn't take much to get lost out there.

BC is roughly four times the size of Great Britain but only 5.6 million people reside here, more than 50% live in the Metro Vancouver area. 94% of land in British Columbia is provincial crown land, meaning it is public land and you can go wherever you want.

I get out of the city almost every weekend with the dog, either hiking, camping, skiing, mountain biking, fishing. Since moving here I don't really drink much anymore, there isn't much of a drinking culture here.

Life is too short to waste down the pub all weekend.

 

[Eeyore]

I've got a few that I've written up, by my favourite three hour walk is Balcombe station to Haywards Heath station around the Ardingly reservoir, via the Ouse Valley Viaduct

Local Sussex Walks-Balcombe to Haywards Heath

As much as the South Downs is a focal point for many a local Sussex walker, it can be a bit ‘samey’ after a while. I also love woodlands, water, and places of historical interest. The walk from Bal…

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