20140329 SWS Ramblers Singleton

Walk Leader Mike M. (Jill back marker)

South West Sussex Ramblers
Start gridref: SU 879 132 Start time: 10:15am Distance: 10 miles

Longer description: Counters Gate, East Dean, Littlewood Farm, Hat Hill. Hilly. 

Four nice climbs on the wonderful 10 mile'r. Mike has done us proud with this walk. It was certainly well thought out with sensible breaks and stops. Well done.

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This is looking down on East Dean and the fields are still flooded.

What a lovely day

The sun is shining with little wind 

Emerging from Scratlee forest is next to East Dean and is located in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Scratlee has a length of 2.23 kilometres.

   

 

Someone thought this was an owl, well if your

into art it might be 

Emerging onto Cocking Hill from the forest Nightingale Wood, near to Singleton, West Sussex, Great Britain

To see five Red Kites at play is a wonderful site.

These Fallow deer are a wonderful site and were quite far away approximatly 500m(yards) just outside of Byes Copse.

Views down onto the Weald and Down Museum from Hat Hill

The final leg of this ramble back down into singleton from Hat Hill

20140326 SWS Ramblers Midhurst and Serpents Trail

Walk Leader Gill H

South West Sussex Ramblers
Start gridref: SU 887 218 Start time: 10:30am Distance: 7 miles
 Serpent trail

Gill led us on a wonderful easy going 7 mile walk, Molto buona 

Crossing over and under 

the old railway line

Nice to see an old and hand thrown brickworks still in use

Guinea fowl are just so large!

The Lightning tree. I do not think this was Lightning as there are no scorch marks

Possible it was the storm force winds.

20140319 SWS Ramblers Pagham and Siddlesham

Walk Leader Neville
South West Sussex Ramblers
Start gridref: SZ 880 976 Start time: 10:30am Distance: 5 miles
Probably nearer six miles(My walk back to the RSPB was 7.2miles)
Little Welbourne, Pagham Wall, Street End.

What a walk, the ground was drying nicely although the wind was slightly chilled. The distance and pace was very gentle with three new walkers. Thankfully the coffee break was in a sheltered locaation and the lunch break was back near Siddlesham Quay.

A very nice place for Lunch

This was a good day for Bird watching and to see a Grey Heron gathering for his nest was something special.

This Shell Duck seem to pose for quite a while

This Little Egret made no attempt to leave either

Thank you for a nice walk Neville

20140308 SWS Ramblers Hambrook, Adsdean, Kingley Vale, Walderton

Walk Leader Linda GB

South West Sussex Ramblers

Start gridref: SU 787 069  Start time: 10am   Distance: 9.6 miles

 Hambrook, Adsdean, Kingley Vale, Walderton 

Very Enjoyable and gentle walk with a little mud, a few stiles and one steady (gentle) climb.  The pace was tranquil on this sunny spring day.

These photos do not do Kingley Vale any justice on a lovely day like this. Especially when looking down the artillery range.

Eighteen of us enjoyed todays walk. First Class.

Now for dinner tonight I think PORK CHOPS mmmmmmmm  ahhhhh

and for breakfast tomorrow Rashers :-)