From Pyecombe to Newtimber Hill

The Quest for England: From Pyecombe to Newtimber Hill

Julia and I have decided to come out on a very blowy day to walk another stretch of the South Downs Way. Our intention is to walk to Saddlescombe from Pyecombe is Sussex, but we have a lot of windy against us. Will we make it? ——————————————————————- PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are […]

One Hundred and Thirty Ancestors in a Graveyard!

One Hundred and Thirty Ancestors in a Graveyard!

Darren Dendy is tracing his ancestors. In Itchingfield churchyard, near Horsham in West Sussex, there are one hundred and thirty Dendys buried there. There is likely to be more. Darren takes me around to look at some of the gravestones and the burial registers in the church, and explains why he is so fascinated with […]

Ringer Ollie and St Margaret’s in West Hoathly

Ringer Ollie and St Margaret's in West Hoathly

Today I am exploring the lovely parish church of St Margarets in West Hoathly, a beautiful, tucked out-of-the-way village in East Sussex. Young bell ringing enthusiast, Ollie, tells me all about the lovely church and more about his fascinating hobby. Built in the early Norman period, St Margarets has had various changes over the centuries, […]

Everything You Wanted to Know About Lichen

Everything You Wanted to Know About Lichen

Today I meet up with Mike Dixon, a Lichen enthusiast. Together we spend a pleasant morning searching the churchyard of St Lawrence church in Falmer, East Sussex for the wonderful organism that grows on tombstones, as well as trees, wood and brick. A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living […]