PaulOfHorsham's photos
Holmbury Hill
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From the view point on Holmbury Hill, you can easily see the ridge of the South Downs.
This forms part of The Hurtwood - a privately owned area of common land.
Holmbury Cricket Club
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Deep in the Surry Hills, I didn't expect to encounter a cricket ground, but this is the home of Holmbury CC, which they quite reasonably describe as "possibly the most picturesque ground in the South of England".
The effect of the drought conditions is clear to see on the outfield.
Petworth House
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Recently went for a wander across Petworth Park . The 700 acre Deer Park was designed by "Capability" Brown. The House is clearly enormous; it was originally built in the 17th Century and has been substantially altered at least twice since then.
Much of Southern England has seen very little rain for months, and the effect of this drought is plain to see in the parched grass.
Wild Teasel
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Spotted an interesting looking flower, so took a few photos. Turns out to be wild Teasel (thanks Google Lens, which is so helpful in these situations)
Stork overhead
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Escaped calf
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A revisit to Knepp, and a wander around the "Middle Block", without a guide this time. I encountered this calf which had managed to get out of its field
Stork flying past
Speckled Wood
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Knepp also hosts many species of butterflies and moths.
I used the Butterfly Conservation website to identify them (possibly not correctly)
Marbled White
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Large Skipper
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It's quite likely I've not identified this brown butterfly correctly (there's a lot of brown ones to choose from)
Knepp Wilderness
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I went on a walking "safari" around the Southern Block, which has mostly become scrubland such as this. The animals (deer, cattle, pigs and ponies) roam freely through here.
Feeding the young
Dead tree
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A bright sunny afternoon. New tress are emerging in various parts, while others die off. The ground is slowly recovering from the various pesticides and insecticides used when the land was farmed
Stork on the ground
Stork nest
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The main attraction on the estate is storks which were reintroduced and are now breeding
Stork in flight
Stork wings outstretched
