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Proposals to create a national park for the South Downs date back to the 1940s. However, it was not until 1999 that the idea received firm government support. After a public enquiry that took place between 2003 and 2009, the government announced its decision to make the South Downs a national park on
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to increase domestic food production – which continued into the 1950s - much grassland was ploughed up for arable farming, fundamentally changing the landscape and ecology, with the loss of much biodiversity. As a result, while old chalk grassland accounted for 40-50% of the eastern Downs before the
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as its counterpart on the northern side, as shown on the diagram. Between these two escarpments the anticline has been subject to differential erosion so that geologically distinct areas of hills and vales lie in roughly concentric circles towards the centre; these comprise the
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for its Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme (launched 1987, but now closed to new applicants, having been replaced by the Environmental Stewardship scheme). The South Downs ESA is referred to by Peter Brandon when he defines the extent of the South Downs; see Brandon (1998),
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breed) of villagers would be systematically confined to certain corn fields to improve their fertility with their droppings and then they would be let out onto the downland to graze. However, starting in 1940 with government measures during the
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There are various definitions of where in the west the South Downs really begin. The South Downs National Park boundary reaches to the eastern edge of Winchester, whereas for Brandon (1998), the South Downs begin east of the valley of the
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to contain one of the finest yew forests in Europe, including a grove of ancient trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain (the reserve is also one of the most important archaeological sites in southern England, with 14
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The South Downs may be said to have three main component parts: the East Hampshire Downs, the Western Downs and the Eastern Downs, together with the river valleys that cut across them and the land immediately below them, the
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occur throughout the formation. The Chalk is divided into the Lower, Middle and Upper Chalk, a thin band of cream-coloured nodular chalk known as the Melbourn Rock marking the boundary between the Lower and Middle units.
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The South Downs are a popular area for ramblers with a network of over 2,000 mi (3,200 km) of well-managed, well-signed and easily accessible trails. The principal bridleway, and longest of them, is the
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has retired to a small farm upon the Downs near Eastbourne. In the story "His Last Bow" itself, Holmes states that he "lives and keeps bees upon the South Downs". Furthermore, the short story "
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Longer events that take in the South Downs Way include a 100-mile running 'ultramarathon' and mountain biking 75 mile night time race from Beachy Head to Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
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and on the North Downs, the scarp of the South Downs presents itself as a steep wall that bounds the horizon, with its grassland heights punctuated with clumps of trees (such as
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hills in the south-eastern coastal counties of England that extends for about 260 sq mi (670 km) across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the
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The grazing of sheep on the thin, well-drained chalk soils of the Downs over many centuries, and browsing by rabbits, resulted in the fine, short, springy turf, known as
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has removed the central part of the dome, leaving the north-facing escarpment of the South Downs along its southern margin with the south-facing chalk escarpment of the
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wrote that "during the whole fifty-three mile length from Beachy Head to Harting the ground never rises above a height of 850 feet, but we feel on top of the world".
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It has been estimated that the tree cover of the Downs was cleared over 3000 years ago, and the present closely grazed turf is the result of continual
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Within the boundary of the South Downs National Park, which includes parts of the western Weald to the north of the South Downs, the highest point is
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of undulating chalk downland extends for a distance of up to 7 mi (11 km) southwards. Viewed from high points further north in the
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war, only 3-4% survives. This and development pressures from the surrounding population centres ultimately led to the decision to create the
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as a whole, although there has been large-scale urban encroachment onto the chalk downland by major seaside resorts, including most notably
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In 1923 the Society of Sussex Downsmen (now the South Downs Society) was formed with the aim of protecting the area's unique landscape.
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finally came into operation on 1 April 2011. Within its boundary are included not only the South Downs proper but also part of the
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Typical topography (Treyford Hill): steep wooded northern slope (left), gently sloping southern slope of pasture and woodland.
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The South Downs are a long chalk escarpment that stretches for over 110 km (68 mi), rising from the valley of the
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The downland is a highly popular recreational destination, particularly for walkers, horseriders and mountain bikers. A
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A list of those points on the South Downs above 700 ft (210 m), going from west to east, is given below.
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Archaeological evidence has revealed that the Downs have been inhabited and utilised for thousands of years.
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forms a much larger area than the chalk range of the South Downs, and includes large parts of the Weald.
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and attend the Assizes. Greene provides a detailed description of both the landscape and its 'feel'.
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also wrote a poem "On the South Downs". The South Downs have been home to several writers, including
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described the South Downs as "Our blunt, bow-headed whale-backed Downs". Writing in 1920 in his poem
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The strata of southeast England, including the Chalk, were gently folded during a phase of the
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Geological map of south-east England, with areas that have chalk bedrock shown in light-green.
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Trig Point on Kithurst Hill West Sussex. Located on the South Downs Way above the village of
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The South Downs are characterised by rolling chalk downland with close-cropped turf and
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The South Downs are formed from a thick band of chalk which was deposited during the
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area, having been brought there for treatment after being injured fighting on the
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The chalk, being porous, allows water to soak through; as a result there are many
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at the centre of the anticline, whose elevated forest ridge includes most notably
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Four river valleys cut through the South Downs, namely those of the rivers Arun,
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for more details of all the national nature reserves mentioned in this section.
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A north-south cross-section through the Weald-Artois Anticline, East Sussex.
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Parentheses denote year of establishment as a National Park. An area with
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British Geological Survey 1:50K map sheet 318/333 Brighton & Worthing.
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describes the South Downs as "the green smooth-swelling unending downs".
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describes the South Downs as "the great hills of the South Country". In
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supply much of the water required by the surrounding settlements.
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In the west, the chalk ridge of the South Downs merges with the
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which lived in the sea, hence its colour. The chalk has many
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in England. The range is one of the four main areas of chalk
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The South Downs are relatively less populated compared to
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has similar status to a UK National Park. Areas marked
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at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 3 April 2013.
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which extended across much of northwest Europe. The
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Index

Sussex Downs
South Downs (play)

Seven Sisters
Eastbourne
Butser Hill
Elevation
Coordinates
50°58′40″N 0°58′49″W / 50.97778°N 0.98028°W / 50.97778; -0.98028
Etymology
Range coordinates
50°54′N 0°30′W / 50.9°N 0.5°W / 50.9; -0.5
Parent range
Orogeny
Alpine orogeny
Age of rock
Cretaceous
Type of rock
Chalk
chalk
Itchen valley
Hampshire
Beachy Head
Eastbourne Downland Estate
escarpment
Weald
South Downs National Park
dry valleys
landscapes
downland

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