A Bird in the Sand
PETWORTH TO WASHINGTON VIA HESWORTH COMMON, FITTLEWORTH COMMON, WALTHAM PARK AND BROOKS, AMBERLEY WILD BROOKS AND RACKHAM HILL Having had my fill of the Wealden clay and bluebell woodlands, I turned my attention to the sands of West Sussex. The recent dryness made the prospect of the Arun flood plain and a single path through the brooks less forbidding. The area is both lightly settled and attractive to bird-life and what you might lack in interest as you travel over the sedately uniform terrain, you gain from its watery isolation. A minor switch in geology is experienced at the finalé of the walk, as you level-up on the chalk of the South Downs. An early start allows for a train to Pulborough via Three Bridges and a less frequent bus towards Midhurst. Return was via the good old 100 bus from Washington Recreation Ground. From Petworth Market Square, backtrack east along New and Angel Street until you can take the footpath off to the right. You will enter a field at Sh...
