At first glance you might think this is just some rocks, but if you look closely it’s actually a tree intertwined with the rocks. It’s part of the ‘Rock Walk’ at Wakehurst Place – the country estate of Kew, the Royal Botanical Gardens. For just over a kilometre you can walk past a series of outcrops […]
Once upon a time three hundred years ago, 104 Sweet Chestnut trees were planted by the Evelyn family in two avenues that formed a V leading to the entrance of Felbridge Park. It was 1714 when the country was celebrating the return of a Protestant monarch with the accession of George I to the throne.
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I used to be a Londoner, but what I adore about settling in the countryside is that I can just put on my wellies and take a walk on the wild side. Like yesterday morning’s encounters with wildlife in our garden or near where I live in Sussex. The sun was out so I decided to
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We went for a walk this week where Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their friends lived. The fictional “Hundred Acre Wood” is actually a real place in the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. It’s not all forest either. Nearly two thirds of its 2500 hectares (10 square miles) is heathland. For me it wasn’t
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How often can you take your kids for a walk outdoors at night? Well, we had this magical experience following a circular mile-long trail at the Glow Wild lantern festival at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. Near the start of the trail we were given a lantern to carry with us during our walk. Only
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There is a path I often walk along in West Sussex which has a view of the hills beyond a gate I pass. The range of hills in the farthest distance is the South Downs along the south-eastern coast of Sussex. Last week the sun was setting as I made this journey with my children. I took
