Re: Mounds on the South Downs

"sandy saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yes, only mounds instead of mountains on the South Downs - but still a
very pleasant place to wander for a few hours.

Clare and I ventured back to the Eartham Wood area today, east of
Chichester and a little north off the Petworth road. Walk from that area
a few times circular routes north, but today we started out south to the
small village of Slindon, passing over The Folley. Just east of Slindon,
we turned north up Butts Track and over Great Down. Took a little while
to get across Great Down .... full of 'time wasting' lambs posing as we
tried to get north. Escaping the lambs, we soon encountered a group of
Deer as we made our way to Little Bottom Wood. They were a little distant
to the south of us in a field, but counted at least 8. Anyway, back on
track going north, we joined the South Downs Way close to Bignor Hill car
park. More lambs to pass on the way to Burton Down, then it was a coffee
stop to admire the view south and enjoy the warm afternoon sun.
Refreshed, we left the South Downs Way and made our way into the northern
end of Eartham Wood. Thirty minutes later we were back at the car park.

Great 9 mile walk through the hills and bumps of The South Downs.

Photos from along the route at my website, address below.

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sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
brings the same excitement'

'time wasting' lambs??

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'time wasting' lambs??

Yes, they are so cute ..... with so many variety of colours and characters
..... we spent more time watching and photographing than getting on with the
walk. Yes, they can be real time-waster in the Spring.

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sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
brings the same excitement'

"sandy saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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'time wasting' lambs??

Yes, they are so cute ..... with so many variety of colours and characters
.... we spent more time watching and photographing than getting on with
the walk. Yes, they can be real time-waster in the Spring.

i remember cycling through the Eppynt mountains once in Wales, and they're
very isolated, you wont see a car pass you for half an hour or more. the
sheep are so inexperienced with people that they're not at all scared of
you - its just quite funny to see them look at you casually and just chew 🙂

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sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
brings the same excitement'

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i remember cycling through the Eppynt mountains once in Wales, and they're
very isolated, you wont see a car pass you for half an hour or more. the
sheep are so inexperienced with people that they're not at all scared of
you - its just quite funny to see them look at you casually and just chew
🙂

Was once doing a walk above Rosedale in North Yorks, and we were surround by
sheep at the car park before we could get out. They had got so used to
being fed by tourist, every vehicle - to them - was a source of food. They
certainly didn't get any of ours!

The lambs on Sunday were nosey, and gave us strange looks ...... but with
mum about we gave them a wide berth. Some sheep can become very protective
to their young.

--
sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
brings the same excitement'

s!

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The lambs on Sunday were nosey, and gave us strange looks ...... but with
mum about we gave them a wide berth. Some sheep can become very protective
to their young.

Never had any more than a stamped foot. (their foot :-) )

Tups on the other hand - but there again, they are really only a
menace to folk who have to handle them, and most of ours were
cuddlemonsters. Psychopaths end up going "down the road"

Richard Webb

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:12:23 GMT, [email hidden] (Richard Webb)
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Tups on the other hand - but there again, they are really only a
menace to folk who have to handle them, and most of ours were
cuddlemonsters. Psychopaths end up going "down the road"

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