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9 Aug, 6.00pm: Evening Walk: Henfield’s Lanes and Meadows
Enjoy Henfield’s sunken lanes, clay and sand landscapes, woodland and farmland on this delightful evening walk with local expert Dr Geoffrey Mead.
Walk details: We’ll walk from Henfield village hall along sunken lanes through a Lower Greensand landscape; sandy lanes turn into heavier clay and some delightful woodland before the walk takes us across open pastures to Henfield Common, and by a series of twittens through the village housing back to the carpark.
Staring point: Coopers Way carpark
Google map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GUK5UVYKqJtMDk6C9
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Difficulty rating: Easy
Duration estimate: 2 hours
Length: Approximately 3 miles
Accessibility: Country lanes and footpaths. A muddy bit of woodland and grassland fields.
Public transport information: 17 bus to Henfield centre
Parking: Coopers Way carpark, free after 6pm and on Sundays
Dogs: Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads, as livestock in surroundings fields. Please take all dog waste home.
Born and raised in Brighton, Dr Geoffrey Mead is a geographer and local historian with a PhD in Geography. He has taught adult education and undergraduate courses at Sussex, specialising in local history, landscape studies and geography, and has researched communities across south-east England.
