Track, Friston Forest
Introduction
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Track, Friston Forest
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 29 Dec 2013
The bridleway was once the main highway linking Jevington to Westdean though these days is used for forestry work and leisure pursuits. The track is surfaced up to Image where the cars are parked. Friston Forest was planted in 1927 by the Eastbourne Water Company in order to protect their supplies from contamination from fertilisers and pesticides. The planting ceased for a while during the Second World War but continued thereafter and now covers nearly 900 hectares of former open downland between Friston and the Cuckmere valley. The land is still owned by a water company but is leased to the Forestry Commission who work the forest, however, all of the land is open access and is very popular with local dog walkers, hikers and cyclists though horse riders are restricted to using the public bridleways if they don't hold a special permit.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.776276
Longitude
0.167551