Wanted to give a heads up to others…
Tried to visit this place this week & didn’t even make it 20 meters past the fence. A farmer & his son pulled up faster than we could even catch our bearings. Apparently the place was sold recently to some developer in London (though I can’t find evidence to back that up). They‘ve put up a fence and hired private security, whilst also adding cctv into the surrounding land and woodland which is constantly monitored. They knew we were there well before anything. I played dumb, as we were quite a distance away and said I was doing a day hike through the downs. I politely asked which way the public access woodland was and they pointed us away. I’m sure they knew we were full of shit and followed us to ensure we went back to where we came from. Even though it’s turned into a mess, still would have been a nice one.
We can’t always win. Had a lovely early morning hike none the less 😂
Tried to visit this place this week & didn’t even make it 20 meters past the fence. A farmer & his son pulled up faster than we could even catch our bearings. Apparently the place was sold recently to some developer in London (though I can’t find evidence to back that up). They‘ve put up a fence and hired private security, whilst also adding cctv into the surrounding land and woodland which is constantly monitored. They knew we were there well before anything. I played dumb, as we were quite a distance away and said I was doing a day hike through the downs. I politely asked which way the public access woodland was and they pointed us away. I’m sure they knew we were full of shit and followed us to ensure we went back to where we came from. Even though it’s turned into a mess, still would have been a nice one.
We can’t always win. Had a lovely early morning hike none the less 😂