Downs with a Splash
BURGESS HILL TO SHOREHAM-BY-SEA VIA WOLSTONBURY HILL, NEWTIMBER, SADDLESCOMBE, DEVIL'S DYKE, FULKING, PERCHING AND SOUTHWICK HILL A deeply satisfying expedition from home with few surprises but, would you believe, still some paths relatively unwalked. Some rights of way are not naturally convenient to anywhere but here they offer a different perspective, particularly on one of my favourite and underrated hills. Wolstonbury looks good from the Burgess Hill lowlands and is good on top when misty or clear. While within the National Park , being just off the South Downs Way, it doesn't always get a look-in but even after the continuing heatwave, its quarried, pockmarked surface and wildflower charms offer you all the attractive insects and accompanying bird life. I return here, not for novelty but to mop up further routes and enjoy the ultimate finale of a refreshing submersion. Views are 360 and this is just one of many on a string of geologically scooped and sculpted chalk hills,...
