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Love The South Downs

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From Beachy Head to Winchester, we share stories, photographs and our experience from the stunning South Downs. And did we mention our rather gorgeous book? lovethesouthdowns.org.uk

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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
We’ve been meaning to come and find the derelict church in the woods at Bedham for years. Today was the day. And it is stunning.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The bluebells are coming towards their end so if you haven't seen them already, make a plan for the weekend. It's free therapy.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Even when it's grey, it's great.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Tonight we visited an old friend at Wilmington
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
While we were orchid-hunting we stumbled across this one, the eggleaf twayblade. Yup. That’s its name. A common green-flowered orchid we’ve probably overlooked for years.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
We found our first early purple orchid of the year at Blackcap last night. Always a thrill.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’m up a hill 💙
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
All the weathers.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A perfect Sunday afternoon with the bluebells of Newtimber Hill. Absolutely exquisite.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A lovely place to cool off with a dip. Anyone?
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A metaphor for hope 🩷
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What a glorious day. Who is out and about?
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
What a day to visit the Long Man 💛
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The sun is out, the breeze is up and the trail leads on 💙
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The extraordinary tunnel at Clayton. But imagine trying to sell that house.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Nan Kemp's Corner in Kingston. The details of Nan's life and death have become hazy and exaggerated but the tragedy is clear.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Downland paths, so frosty but so inviting.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Downland doggo is happy this morning ❄️
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A belter of a day but that wind is a little... lively 🥶
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
We've not posted for a while because, you know, life. But what an absolute stunner of a morning 🍂
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Autumn used to make me sad but I have come to love its melancholy beauty. May we all find such happiness on a misty morning.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A glimpse of the downs from the Ashdown Forest tonight
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Happy Autumn Equinox, friends 🍂
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you're out and about today, go well. I'm stuck at my desk and wishing I was here.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Firle is busy for a school night 🌗
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Firle Beacon waiting for the moon 🌝
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We’re up a hill
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Welcome to the weekend 🧡 I hope you find the sun and a secluded spot to some spend time with the barrows and blossoms.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The calm before the storm
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Another glorious day for those who are a-wandering.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
I love this late-summer feel. Hope, nostalgia, a sense of time passing and the need to make the most of every moment 💚
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
How was your weekend? We took an evening stroll on the downs, spotted some orchids, a red kite and a hare, and sat down with some baby grasshoppers for a picnic. 10/10
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We love a tapsel gate into a churchyard. Unique to Sussex, and there are just a handful, they allow a coffin to be passed over the top.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
There comes a time in your life when you really start to appreciate a motte and bailey castle. Have you reached it yet? This stunner is between Truleigh Hill and Devil's Dyke.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Happy Beltane, friends May this surge of energy from the earth put a spring in your step 💚
A horse chestnut tree in glorious full flower with a rich blue sky behind it.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
💙🤍💙
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
One of the hidden gems of the downs ... the Chattri Memorial 💙
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Morning all, how was your long weekend?
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Is there anything more April than gorgeous blossoms against moody skies?
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The tunnel at Clayton is a sight to behold. They don't make 'em like that any more.
A gothic castle-style railway tunnel running underneath the downs.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
Bluebells in a sunny woodland with a small animal track running through them
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Sunrise at Devil's Dyke 🧡
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Outside Ditching is this curiosity... Jacob's Post. It marks the spot where a pedlar was hanged in 1734 after stealing a coat from the landlord of an inn, then slashing his throat before fleeing. Sadly, the Royal Oak closed in 2009 but the post and the story live on. #DarkSussex
A rusty metal rooster with the year 1734 carved out of it stands on top of a post amid woodlands
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Morning 👋💙
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hello 👋
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
A frosty Cuckmere
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
💙 frosty mornings
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
High and Over... surely one of the best named parts of the downs.
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
If you're in need of a last-minute gift for a lover of the downs, might we suggest our rather gorgeous book? Stunning imagery, lots of fantastical stories, and a reminder that its treasures are revealed when you go slow. www.lovethesouthdowns.org.uk
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Love The South Downs @southdownsfans.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A very helpful sign.
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