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Babylon Track
A footpath and bridleway that links Old Mansion Close in Ratton Village to Jevington via Willingdon Bottom and Butts Brow. The first section is a footpath until it joins a bridleway further up Babylon Down.
Image: © Simon Carey
Taken: 24 Jan 2009
0.06 miles
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Following the Jubilee Way in Eastbourne [8]
The route continues through the woods.
The Jubilee Way runs along the 300-foot contour of the wooded slopes of the South Downs escarpment overlooking Eastbourne. Some 6 miles long, the path runs from Willingdon through meadows and woodland to Eastbourne seafront. The path was named the Jubilee Way in 1977 in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Ash dieback disease has decimated the area.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 2 May 2022
0.10 miles
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Footpath, Babylon Down
This one links Marcia Close in Ratton Village with another footpath beneath Butts Brow just after it has crossed another that follows the western edge of Ratton Village.
Image: © Simon Carey
Taken: 24 Jan 2009
0.10 miles
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Following the Jubilee Way in Eastbourne [6]
The path ascends away from the house of Old Mansion Close.
The Jubilee Way runs along the 300-foot contour of the wooded slopes of the South Downs escarpment overlooking Eastbourne. Some 6 miles long, the path runs from Willingdon through meadows and woodland to Eastbourne seafront. The path was named the Jubilee Way in 1977 in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Ash dieback disease has decimated the area.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 2 May 2022
0.12 miles
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Ash dieback affecting woodland at Babylon Down, Eastbourne
This photo shows the deadly outcome of ash dieback in woods at Babylon Down on the outskirts of Eastbourne. Although ash is the main tree in the woodland, other trees like sycamore and beech can give the misleading appearance that the woodland is healthy.
Image: © Andrew Diack
Taken: 24 Jun 2020
0.12 miles
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Following the Jubilee Way in Eastbourne [5]
These steps take the route around the houses of Old Mansion Close.
The Jubilee Way runs along the 300-foot contour of the wooded slopes of the South Downs escarpment overlooking Eastbourne. Some 6 miles long, the path runs from Willingdon through meadows and woodland to Eastbourne seafront. The path was named the Jubilee Way in 1977 in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Ash dieback disease has decimated the area.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 2 May 2022
0.13 miles
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Following the Jubilee Way in Eastbourne [9]
The path runs alongside the back garden fences of the houses in The Combe.
The Jubilee Way runs along the 300-foot contour of the wooded slopes of the South Downs escarpment overlooking Eastbourne. Some 6 miles long, the path runs from Willingdon through meadows and woodland to Eastbourne seafront. The path was named the Jubilee Way in 1977 in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Ash dieback disease has decimated the area.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 2 May 2022
0.14 miles
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Parkway, Willingdon, Eastbourne
Image: © Julian P Guffogg
Taken: 3 Jun 2011
0.15 miles
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Ash dieback on steep slopes of the Downs and likely soil erosion
Steep slopes are difficult places for trees to grow and ash dieback can expose such places to elements of the weather including rain and wind. If steep slopes become exposed, as in the photo, they become places where soil erosion can occur. This could be particularly true if climate change results in more rain during winter.
Image: © Andrew Diack
Taken: 24 Jun 2020
0.17 miles
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Ratton Village from Butts Brow
Looking east over Eastbourne and towards the cliffs at Hastings. Ratton Village is in the foreground.
Image: © Simon Carey
Taken: 4 Mar 2006
0.17 miles