Hail to the lovely #Dark-edgedBee-fly ..

here tucking into nectar provided by some early #Cowslips

in the #ChalkGrassland on the #Southdowns

#Insects #Nativeflora

Our next event is in Pulborough, and guest speaker is the passionate and knowledgeable Chief Executive of the Western Sussex Rivers Trust, Aimee Felus on Tuesday 21st April at 7pm.

Tickets are £3 for this talk, booking link here:
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#southdowns #thesouthdowns

A view from the cliffs down to the pebbly beach at Birling Gap, with the Seven Sisters cliffs on the right and the sun low in the sky on the left.

A view from the cliffs down to the pebbly beach at Birling Gap, with the Seven Sisters cliffs on the right.

A view from the cliffs down to the pebbly beach at Birling Gap, with the Seven Sisters cliffs on the right.

The sun low in the sky next to a small building at Birling Gap in East Sussex.

I got out again today! Birling Gap beach is still closed after the cliff fall during the winter storms, but the cliffs are much more crowded than they used to be. It made a change to get some photos of the beach completely deserted! #EastSussex #SouthDowns

seeing. empty. twice. came across your name on a wooden benchcan’t believe after all these years we are finally reunited by chanceI stretch out upon your lengthwondering what befell you and whenwarm in the sunshin…

inspired by a recent visit to my hometown . . .

#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#What3Words #ShorehamBySea
#Sussex #SouthDowns

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Narcissi and anemones in the grounds of Gilbert White’s House today.
#SouthDowns
#SensoryArt
#Spring
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Photography
#Gardens

I was able to get out today for some #vgi collection on the Natural England #chalkstream dataset using the CrowdWater app.
I recommend using it when you're walking near watercourses.
Also used #qfield to record in #qgis.
Great to be on the #southdowns - although the streams were a bit murky

Crow contentment

#grounded in flower-rich chalk grassland on the #SouthDowns

#birdoftheday
#eastcoastkin
#corvids

#Sussex #Southdowns King opens world's longest coastal path around England

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Nightjars make 'remarkable comeback' to South Downs National Park

Nightjars are making a truly remarkable comeback to the South Downs National Park! This incredible return marks a significant success for conservation, bringing these unique birds back to thrive. #WildlifeSuccess #SouthDowns #NatureWins ✨

Magpie in a pastel landscape

#Southdowns
#photography
#birds

Looking at a grassy slope with lots of small Violet flowers.

Lots of patches of Violets around Blackcap on the #SouthDowns

#WildflowerHour

Great to see and hear so many birds on Devil's Dyke today.
What wasn't great was the amount of dogs not on leads where skylarks are nesting
#nature #southdowns

Line of beech trees, fields and blue sky with clouds

Path through Hazel coppice

Yellowhammer at the edge of a ploughed fields

Two bluebells

Beautiful breezy walk around Bignor Hill, lovely to see a yellowhammer and later saw a small flock of them.
A few bluebells coming out too.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social #wildflowers
#southdowns

Five cows in a grazing pose on a grassy hill.

Synchronised bovine display team.

#SouthDowns

#Crows get a bad press sometimes and we forget how vital these clever corvids are & also how useful to us humans.
Here's a crow showing just how useful, vigorously muckspreading while feeding in the #chalkgrassland on the #SouthDowns.
#Crowsrock

Domestic bliss
Their kiddo is gender fluid as their parents are ❤️
#goodomens #aziracrow #southdowns
#goodomensart #art

​So good to catch up with colleagues from BHCC, BHFP, and the SDNPA. It takes a village (or a city and a national park!) to make landscape-scale change happen. 🤝✨
​
​#ChangingChalk #SouthDowns #NatureRecovery #Brighton #Lewes

What might you spot this March?

#SouthDowns #SouthDownsNationalPark #TheSouthDowns

Sweet husbands
Another prompt for ineffable Wednesday by
very_gay_omens on Instagram
#goodomens #goodomensart #ineffablehusbands #southdowns #art

Lovely sunrise over the Shire this morning 🌄

#eastbourne #eastsussex #southdowns

Book
Prompt for ineffable wednesday by
very_gay_omens on instagram

#goodomens #goodomensart #aziracrow
#southdowns

Glorious view from the spooky-charming lamproom of Belle Tout Lighthouse (I want to be on holidays again now please and thank you) #lighthouse #sevensisters #southdowns

A Spacious School Why learning feels different by the sea and amongst the South Downs “With so many families drawn to the energy of London, it’s easy to forget that some of the most inspiring places to learn sit just beyond the capital’s reach. The South East of England, especially the stretch of coast and countryside around the South Downs, offers a completely different rhythm of life. Lancing College, set between rolling hills and the open sea, shows exactly why an education outside of the city can feel so refreshing.” 🌊🏖️🏞️ To read more, turn to page 50 of the Winter edition! ⛄️❄️☃️ https://issuu.com/educationchoicesmagazine/docs/education_choices_winter_2025_online/50 #educationshoicesmagazine #educationchoices #educationcornerpodcast #equality #diversity inclusion belonging EDIB DEI education lancing lancingcollege southdowns ruralschools countrysideliving outdooreducation sussexschool

A Spacious School
Why learning feels different by the sea and amongst the South Downs🌊🏖️🏞️

Read more:
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#educationshoicesmagazine #educationchoices #educationcornerpodcast #equality #diversity #inclusion #belonging #EDIB #DEI #lancingcollege #southdowns #sussexschool

The Path A gate and a puddle showing the way on the South Downs on a crisp winter’s day. Found In: Return to the South Downs Way

A gate and a puddle showing the way on the South Downs on a crisp winter’s day.

#photography #sussex #southdowns #goldenhour #puddle

It is rare to find this abundance of Polypody on a Pedunculate Oak in Sussex. Clapham Woods. Dip-slops South Downs ancient woodland, on chalk (Tarrant Chalk) near Worthing. A rare form of ancient woodland. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #southdowns #ancientwoodland #polypody

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics
Day 54 - Dawn breaking over the South Downs, from Morestead, Hampshire, England 2020
#fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #sunrise #dawn #clouds #morestead #southdowns #hampshire
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Lottie is wondering if anyone can
work out the location of this Friends of the South
Downs bench? 🤔

Here's a clue.... it's got a bit of a ring to it! 💍

(and we've got an upcoming event at this location....)

Any guesses? 😆

#FriendsoftheSouthDowns #SouthDownsWay #SouthDowns

A view over the mist filled Arun Valley past silhouetted winter trees to the coast and the distant wind generators

It’s been rather non-stop here but I did get out one fabulous morning last month and caught this lovely moment.

#landscapephotography
#southdowns
#sussex

#SDNP #SouthDowns

South Downs night sky snaps win photography awards
#southdowns
#sussex

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