While researching Mount Caburn and the Lewes Downs a few weeks back I noticed on the other side of Lewes the South Downs continued with interesting peaks like Mount Harry and Blackcap leading on to Ditchling Beacon which I have visited before.
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Bedgebury Forest Pinetum Kent
Using OS Maps online, I was researching public footpaths and potential walks further down the A21 from Brede Hill and Johns Cross, around Silver Hill and Hurst Green when I discovered Bedgebury Forest just in the Kent Border.
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Along the river Medway Kent
I do enjoy a walk along the riverside and often you can find good subjects for some landscape photography and if you are lucky some wildlife too. Iv done a few rivers while living in east Sussex like Cuckmere and the Ouse. Wanting to explore more of Kent today I would head to the river Medway near west Farleigh.
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Brede Hill East Sussex
When I was driving back from the Wye Downs the weekend before along the A28, I could not but help notice the countryside around Brede Hill as I got closer to Hastings. This weekend I decided to explore the countryside around Brede Hill in East Sussex.
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Wye Kent Downs
I had spent alot of time exploring east Sussex and the south downs, I now wanted a change and to return to Kent. It was around a 40 mile drive from my base in Bexhill but the village of Wye and the Kent downs was my target.
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Mount Caburn Lewes Downs East Sussex
A nice sunny Sunday morning in May and decided to drive west from my base in Bexhill to return to mount Caburn on the Lewes Downs in east Sussex.
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South Downs Sunset East Sussex
I was keen to get more experience with my new DLSR, we were having a very hot weekend in May here in east Sussex. The hottest day on records and the daytime was too hot and bright for a hike. So I decided to head to the Firle on the south downs late afternoon to practice some landscape photography and try and get a sunset over the South downs. Continue reading South Downs Sunset East Sussex
Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle East Sussex
Another warm sunny April morning and I decided on a walk from Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex to practice some more with my new Canon Compact while I waited for my DLSR to be repaired due to sensor dust.
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Johns Cross East Sussex
Driving along the A21 to and from Hastings I could not help noticing the views and landscape around a small place called Johns Cross. So it was towards the end of April on a beautiful sunny weekend I decided to take a walk around the countryside of Johns Cross in East Sussex.
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From Firle along the River Ouse
Studying OS maps online I was keen to walk and take landscape photographs of areas of the south downs that I had not visited yet living in east Sussex. Today would be a morning start over Firle Beacon and Itford Hill and then down along the river Ouse towards Lewes.
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Combe Valley East Sussex
A good walk close to home still to be explored with my camera was Combe valley in the Hastings area of east Sussex. So one Friday afternoon I decided to take a walk around Combe valley towards Crowhurst and back.
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Bopeep South Downs Sunrise East Sussex
It is rare I ever make it up early enough to catch a sunrise, even in winter. But it was 4AM in bed on a Saturday morning, I was wide awake and could not sleep, so get up and lets catch a sunrise over the south downs in east Sussex from Bopeep.
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