It has been another week of mixed weather here in the Willingdon Trees and I have not been out very much this week, it's been a time for catching up with news and doing some odd jobs like looking at my accounts and emails, rather boring really. So, by way of a change I thought I would draw your attention to another local attraction which is within a very short distance of where I live, the 'Seven Sisters'. The road which leads off the road where I live is named after this local beauty spot, Seven Sisters Road, so I am often reminded of this remarkable feature even though I may not visit it very frequently.
The 'Seven Sisters' are a famous series of chalk cliffs which face onto the English Channel to the West of Eastbourne, between Eastbourne and Seaford. They form part of the South Downs and are situated within the Seven Sisters Country Park. The Seven Sisters are remnants of dry valleys in the chalk South Downs which are gradually being eroded by the sea.
As you are probably aware by now, a large part of the South Downs between Eastbourne and Winchester have now been designated as a national park. Defra has announced that a hearing will be held on 18th. August at the Chatsworth Hotel in Steyne to consider any objections and representations relating to the six additional areas proposed as part of the National Park at the end of March 2009. Final decisions have yet to be made about the boundaries and extent of the park.
The Seven Sisters Country Park covers 280 hectares of chalk cliffs, meandering river valley and open chalk grassland. It is very popular with people living in the area and visiting from further afield and is used to indulge in a number of different outdoor activities including walking, bird watching, cycling and canoeing. My children (who are 28 and 26) enjoy going there especially for the cycling and canoeing. When I visit it is usually for the purpose of walking and bird watching. Again, like Eastbourne pier, it is one of those local delights which I should visit again in the near future.
Meanwhile, back here in the Trees I'm going to continue with my blogging, accounts and mountains of reading. I hope the Summer weather hasn't come to an end yet, it's too early to think about the arrival of Autumn!
