Angmering to Poling; a fabulous West Sussex walk

Join us on a walk from Angmering to Poling, and back, in West Sussex. The senses are bombarded by the colour, sound and beauty of a wonderful array of wildlife, flowers and fields aglow with oilseed crops. Angmering is located approximately 5 miles west of Worthing with Poling a little under a further two miles to the west.
Due to its cinematic nature, this video is best watched on a large screen, such as a TV, to fully appreciate the visual detail and immersive aural experience we try to convey.
00:00 Intro
00:16 Intro drone flight
01:02 Coming up...
01:25 Departing Angmering
02:54 Black Ditch
04:21 St Nicholas' church
06:10 Poling village
08:09 Poling ponds
09:13 Glowing fields
10:57 Into the woods
12:54 Closing drone flight
13:25 Outro
==Our filming equipment==
Camera: Sony A7S M3
Lens: Sony FE 16-35mm F4 G PZ
Gimbal: DJI Ronin SC2
Microphone: Sony ECM-XYST1M stereo
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Camera: Sony A7 M4
Lens: Sony FE 100-400 F4.5 GM
Teleconverter: Sony 1.4x TC E
Monopod: 3LT Legends Alana
Microphone: Sony ECM-XYST1M stereo
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Camera: Sony RX10 M4
Tripod: Manfrotto MT190GOC4 190 Go!
Tripod head: Manfrotto 500 Fluid Head With Flat Base
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Drone: DJI Mini 3 Pro
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Our walk started in the Arundel Road area of Angmering, from where we made our way across the fields to Poling. It was yet another day of fickle weather, and more than a little muddy in places due to recent rain.
Whilst walking across the fields, it was uplifting to see and hear the skylarks as they climbed almost vertically all the while singing, and then rapidly diving back to the ground.
Poling is very small but still has a good number of historic buildings. The most prominent of these is the C11 pre-Norman church of St Nicholas. For those interested in the history and architecture, there is much information at sussexparishchurches.org/chur....
Close-by the church is The Manor House, which was previously known as Church Farm. Parts of this building date back to the C18 with later additions in the C19.
The other notable building is the Grade 1 listed St John's Priory, which can be found at the north end of Poling Street. At one time called Fairplace Farmhouse, a Preceptory or Commandery of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem was founded here in the C12. The current buildings consist of the C13 chapel converted into a dwelling in the C16, and altered and extended in the C19.
If you would like to see more of the buildings in Poling, please follow this link: • Poling, West Sussex - ...
We retraced our steps down Poling Street and back past the church, stopping to watching the gambolling lambs, and then on to to the ponds. Aside from some birdlife, this area was quiet except for the cows! It seems it was too early for the damselflies that we had hoped to find.
From there, it was walking through a sea of yellow; not for those who suffer from hay fever! The oilseed crop was in full flower and buzzing with insect life - honey bees, bumblebees and numerous types of flies. At the edge of the field, we were fortunate enough to spy a Common Chiffchaff and, despite its reluctance to stay still for more than a second or two, we did successfully film him.
Exiting the fields of yellow, we entered the small wood and final field prior to reaching the recreation ground, and then made our way along the edges of the fields and back to our starting point.
All background and natural sounds were recorded during our time filming.
We hope you enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed walking. If you did, please remember to click the thumbs up (like) button, and leave a comment.
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John & Diana
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[@richardjohnson5529]

Glorious, thank you

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you kindly.

[@gabilang8407]

Sooo beautyful , thank you

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you - please you enjoyed it.

[@ourtvchannel]

Excellent high-quality video production as always.

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you kindly.

[@JimNicholls]

Watching that was the highlight of my week - thank you! It's a walk that I never thought to do when I lived in the area, but it's so great to see that the rural scenes are still there (although I'm sure they've been encroached upon in some parts). Many decades ago my cousin was a police officer and was based for years in the police house at Poling, beside the terrible A27. I see that the house is still shown on Google Maps, but I don't know if it still has its original use. Ron (my cousin) became great friends with the then Duke of Norfolk since his area covered Arundel, and was chosen by the Duke to take part in his funeral procession when he died in 1975. So many memories are stirred by your walks, and I hope you will continue to show them. They are much appreciated.

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you kindly for your comments, Jim; we are pleased you enjoyed watching. Police houses, I believe, are a thing of the past, as are the majority of police stations except in large towns and cities! If they exist, they are manned for just a few hours per week! The terrible A27 has only got worse - it's not unusual for traffic to queue from Arundel/Crossbush to Poling Corner. Sadly, Angmering has been destroyed by the building of thousands of new homes. In a year's time those views of the western edge of the "village" will have changed forever with the current construction and further hundreds of new homes currently trying to pass planning. Hopefully, Poling will remain an isolated hamlet for at least a few more decades.

[@JimNicholls]

@@walkingwithjohnanddiana Sad to hear about all the building. Yes, people need homes, but it seems that uncontrolled immigration is the main cause of all the loss of countryside. I hope there's still enough for you to do your walks for a while yet!

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Yes, uncontrolled immigration and greed! We have much more of West Sussex to cover when we have the time.

[@brianturbefield1858]

Beautiful as always. As I approach 90 I find my old legs will not allow me to do these walks any more so you take me round with you. Thank you also for the identity of the birds and insects - very informative. Please keep up the good work ! My sincere regards, Brian from Chichester.

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you for your kind comments, Brian. We are pleased that you enjoy the walks; it's doubtful we will be doing them if we reach your age! We have three walks filmed with one of these nearing completion. John

[@dianarolph1770]

Thank you so much for this beautiful video. It’s so nice to see it dryish underfoot & the sun shining too. I must say I was surprised to see the oil seed rape everywhere seemingly unaffected by the constant downpours we endured & I glimpsed another crop springing up too. We had a lark here - used to arrive around April & he would sing his heart out but absent for now 3 yrs.We always saw swallows if you sat outside- just a handful last year- the skies would be riven with them. It is so sad. We do have a heronry here- do we see them flying anymore? If anyone had a pond they would be sitting on the roof. I saw one last October 30+ mins away. Too many houses being built taking away the available habitat. There is nothing better than seeing a churchyard full of bluebells- beautiful! I appreciate your close-ups of our insects too. For about 4 weeks we get the bee flies visit our porch area- because of the rain I haven’t seen any. They like to feed on the aubretia - am hoping they will return next year. I used to think they were a type of bee but found out they were a type of fly- so clever to evolve like that! (When I finished watching I came away thinking I actually recognised most of the wild flowers! How unusual was that & on reading the comments I see someone asked what they were- I hope you don’t mind if I tell her what I think - don’t want to take over in any way- just want to help?)

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

The oilseed rape was rather wet, and we got wet and covered in pollen as we walked through it! We are still fortunate to have quite a few larks locally, though their numbers have decreased significantly in recent years. The same problem exists here for all the wildlife; habitat loss due to over-development. I see your other comment that you have identified the various flora - quite happy for you to do so! Thank you for your comments, and we are pleased you enjoyed the video.

[@BoogiesGramma]

So beautiful! I’m watching from Texas and I’m an avid birdwatcher and pollinator gardener. I would love it if you could or would identify some of the beautiful flowers in the videos. Thank you so much for doing these 😊

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you for your comments. We did caption many of the flowers in our early videos but thought they became a little distracting. We will bear in mind your request, though sometimes we are not certain of the species ourselves! So good that you are a pollinator gardener - the insects are vital to our own existence, and deserve all the help they can get as we increasingly encroach on their natural habitat.

[@dianarolph1770]

Hello just to say I think I could identify most of the flowers featured: 2.44 unsure it is common & a weed as they mostly are! 3.06 buttercup 3.10 unsure but think Queen Anne’s Lace 5.41 bluebells in churchyard 5.56 horse chestnut blossom 6.36 Kanzan ornamental 6.42 hawthorn blossom ( also called ‘May’) 7.14 wild garlic ( also called ‘ransoms’) 7.41 close up of above 9.19 forget-me-not 11.07 wild geranium ( cranesbill) 11.25 forget-me-not 11.31 lesser celandine 11.39 white campion 11.54 bluebell 12.09 unsure 12.13 bluebell. Not perfect but hope it helps.

[@dianarolph1770]

Should say ‘Kanzan’ ornamental cherry blossom at 6.36

[@marcusrichards6588]

thank you! how far in advance do you do your walks before showing them? I did this round today believe it or not!! Lovely to see your drone shots and different angles. cheers

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

You're welcome; pleased you enjoyed it. Usually it is no more than around 2 weeks from filming to release, though this one was longer due to other commitments. It is a lovely walk, and one that we often do (but don't film).