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Hang and Para Gliding on the Dyke
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Devil's Dyke - a great place for panoramic views
Devil's Dyke - the home of hang-gliding
Feedback received about paragliders and hang-gliders
The pictures of the gliders, the crescent moon shaped things you have on your web site are Paragliders not hangliders. I know it appears we hang beneath them but hang gliders are completely different. A paraglider is based on the original ram-air parachutes, the ones you often see at airshows. Paragliders are airofoils designed for much more performance than parchutes and as such, can stay up until the lift runs out.
Yours sincerely
Logical Robbie CP (Club Pilot)
Useful links
- National Trust Events Diary specify your favourite NT property (e.g. Devil's Dyke Estate) to see what is organised for the weeks ahead. The National Trust protects and opens to the public over 300 historic houses and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills. The National Trust also looks after forests, woods, fens, beaches, farmland, downs, moorland, islands, archaeological remains, castles, nature reserves, villages - for ever, for everyone.
- Timetable for Brighton's 77 bus to Devil's Dyke
- Timetable for Brighton's 78 bus to Stanmer Park
- Timetable for Brighton's 79 bus to Ditchling Beacon
- www.citywildlife.org.uk Register as a Nature Warden and log your local wildlife. See photos from the air and large-scale maps of the open spaces near you.
- "Whitehawk Hill - Where the Turf Meets the Surf" by David Bangs, 78 Ewhurst Road Brighton BN2 4AJ for Friends of Whitehawk Hill
- Natural England will work for people, places and nature, to enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas; promoting access, recreation and public well-being, and contributing to the way natural resources are managed so that they can be enjoyed now and in the future.
- Sussex Wildlife Trust aims to conserve the Sussex Landscape, Wildlife, and its habitats, and to use its knowledge and expertise to help the people of Sussex to enjoy, understand and take action to this end. With more than 23,500 members and 5,800 junior ‘Wildlife Watch’ members, The Trust manages 3,500 acres of land, which include some of the finest wild places in Sussex. Over 450 active volunteers are involved in all aspects of the Trusts work and together work more than 6,500 days a year for the Trust.
- The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, one of the many record centres around the UK, is a repository, custodian, manager and interpreter of high-quality biodiversity and environmental information for the two counties of East and West Sussex, in the south-east of England. We are a small but dedicated team of environmental data management experts, ecologists and IT specialists.
- South East National Trails - the South Downs Way - Leisure on your doorstep: The 160 kilometre long South Downs Way follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The route provides the visitor with the opportunity "to get away from it all" without having to travel too far in this busy part of England.
- Rural Ways - a Government Agency and County Council Partnership, which includes information of Farmers' Markets. Rural Ways is your online gateway to the countryside. We have hundreds of walking, cycling and horse-riding routes for you to explore, as well as, a whole host of information to help you and your family enjoy the South East's rich rural landscape.
- The South Downs Joint Committee participate in consultations on the management of the South Downs.
- Visit The South Downs - set up to help you explore the South Downs and get the most out of your visit to this internationally important landscape. Includes info on how to get to The Downs without using a car.
- South Downs Landscape Assessment learn about Chalk Downland and all the species it supports
- South Downs Conservation Volunteeers - People who give up their spare time and volunteer are very important to the future conservation of the South Downs. In 2006 the South Downs Volunteer Ranger Service celebrated its 25th Anniversary and currently contributes over 5000 work days per year to looking after the South Downs. The South Downs Youth Ranger Project is a brand new initiative for 16 to 18 year olds which aims to get younger people interested in the countryside around them and to help them to develop a sense of environmental responsibility.
- South Downs Adur Valley Wildlife. The Ardur Valley is near Shoreham-by-sea and is very rich in wild plants & butterflies. The pictures on this site provide practice in identifying those common to Sussex Chalk Downland habitats.
- Sussex Wildflowers - a selection of rare and interesting wild plants, their uses, folklore and where to see them, by Mary Briggs ISBN 1-898388-17-2 [Sussex Wildlife Trust]
- The Ramblers' Association - we work to promote everyday walking to everyone, of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, in towns and cities as well as in the countryside, as part of a healthy lifestyle.
- Ramblers' Association Publications for walkers
- Tourism South East endorses the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) and encourages tourism businesses to be environmentally friendly, whether they are hotels or guest houses, bed and breakfasts or self-catering or tourist attractions. The GTBS has over 1,300 members in the UK, over 100 of which are in the South East, all of whom are rigorously assessed and given a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award, depending on the level of environmental good practice they achieve. By using a Green Tourism Business Scheme accredited businesses, you will also be making a contribution to keeping the South East special.