Wednesday 18th
June 2008
Amberley - The Burgh - North Stoke - Amberley
7.5 miles
This was just a short
walk to get a little exercise and to check out part of the walk we are doing
this Sunday. The weather forecast was bad and when I left Crawley the sky was
black and doom-laden. As usual, things got better as I left the town and up on
the Downs it was windy and bright.
At The Burgh I saw a peregrine swooping through a dry valley with the wind
behind it. I couldn't keep up with it through the binoculars as it seemed to be
doing at least the speed of sound! (Slight exaggeration).
On Springhead Estate the downland turf had exploded into tall grasses and
thistles and looked
like it needed a serious grazing from the sheep.
Springhead Estate
Poppies and cornflowers in amongst the wheat
Birds foot trefoil
A river of poppies at The Burgh
Linnet, innit!
