I have met up with my old mate, Matthew Holdsworth, to explore Box Hill Fort in Surrey. The Old Fort is one of 13 mobilisation centres (known collectively as the London Defence Positions) built in the 1890s to protect London from invasion from continental Europe.] The six acre site of the fort was originally purchased […]
Today I am climbing the steep slope of Box Hill, a summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately 19 miles south-west of London. The hill takes its name from the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole. The western part of the hill is owned and managed […]
The lovely Julia Hartley and myself are taking a stroll in Small Dole, near Henfield in West Sussex. The object, to get down to the river Adur. We don’t quite make that but we do discover some fabulous ponies on the way. Julia is in her element. My videos are funded 100% by people like […]
Julia and and I are out for a woodland walk. We visit Tottington Wood in Small Dole near Henfield in West Sussex This wood is a very good example of a semi-ancient woodland dating back to at least 1600 and contains a fine example of an oak tree thought to be between 250 to 300 […]