South Downs National Park


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⏳ May 2018










The South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, having become fully operational on 1 April 2011. The park, covering an area of 1,627 square kilometres (628 sq mi) in southern England, stretches for 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The national park covers the chalk hills of the South Downs (which on the English Channel coast form the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head) and a substantial part of a separate physiographic region, the western Weald, with its heavily wooded sandstone and clay hills and vales. The South Downs Way spans the entire length of the park and is the only National Trail that lies wholly within a national park.
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Devil's Dyke, Sussex

Devil's Dyke is a 100m deep V-shaped valley on the South Downs Way in southern England, near Brighton and Hove. Devil's Dyke was a major local tourist attraction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park


Brighton and Hove, Seaford Head Nature Reserve & Seven Sisters Cliffs


Brighton and Hove (/ˈbraɪtən ... ˈhoʊv/) is a city in East Sussex, in South East England. At the 2011 census, it was England's most populous seaside resort, with a population of 273,400.
Seaford Head is the best place to enjoy spectacular views of the Seven Sisters and Cuckmere Valley. A short walk from the car park at South Hill Barn takes you to one of the most spectacular views of the Seven Sisters, a wonderful undulating line of chalk cliffs. However the stunning views are not the only reason to visit this reserve.
The Seven Sisters is a series of chalk cliffs by the English Channel. They form part of the South Downs in East Sussex, between the towns of Seaford and Eastbourne in southern England. They are within the South Downs National Park which is bounded by the coast, the Cuckmere and the A259 road. They are the remnants of dry valleys in the chalk South Downs, which are gradually being eroded by the sea.
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Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Its seed pods look like bird feet. Appreciated by livestock due to its nonbloating properties.

Its yellow and orange flowers have given it names such as "eggs and bacon" or "butter and eggs".









































Adonis Blue Butterfly (Lysandra bellargus), female
The populations in Britain are extremely localized. Find more here.













Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) - mating







Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus Wild Thyme












Tree Mallow
Native shrubby plant, salt tolerant (expels salt through glands on its shiny leaves).
Evidence suggests that puffins cannot breed successfully and abandon their burrows on islands invaded by tree mallow - read more here.


















Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs



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