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Cocking Day Walk 12th Febuary 2020

Jennifer led this walk, high up above Cocking with excellent views on a clear, sunny but very cool day. After ascending Cocking Down we turned left towards Venus Wood and Westdean Woods, where we stopped for a drink break. The descent continued down towards Singleton, with an especially steep part where the footpath crossed the earth works of an Iron Age fort. This area above Singleton has seen centuries of human habitation and possibly we are using it less for living on than many occasions in the past. After an excellent lunch in The Partridge in Singleton, some walkers chose to skip the last part of the walk. The brave souls who completed the walk up Levin Down and back to Cocking Hill car park completed a very scenic 8 miles and had very good weather all day.

Booting up

Cocking Down

Top of the hill

Modern marker stone for West Dean Estate, ancient barrow nearby.

Coffee stop

Venus Wood

Heading for Colworth Farm

Charcoal burner

Striding out

Oh no, another stile!

Singleton in sight

Iron age embankment

Railway bridge, Midhurst to Chichester line

The Partridge

Old man's beard

5 miles, 3 more to go,

Very useful signpost

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