Duncton's Water - The Importance of the Downland Spring

[@hazelb7218]

What a lovely place Duncton is....i have never been there but looks lovely ! ...and you're joined by two great Johns!!

[@RichardVobes]

It is a lovely place indeed.

[@davidkitchen7941]

Lovely timeless video.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks very much

[@MrNas42]

Genteel, beautiful and informative, even in the rain!

[@RichardVobes]

Especially in the rain! :)

[@annosborne7365]

Thank you to all of you for making such an interesting video, loved it , and also loved the iron gate. Well done.

[@MrNas42]

That was impressive wasn't it Ann! Richard and John looked very small passing through it. I guess the height was to deter dear maybe?

[@RichardVobes]

Oh what a lovely ornate iron gate! :)

[@annosborne7365]

Richard Vobes I just love the designs of railings and iron work.

[@KitoTodd]

What a beautiful place❤💚💙

[@RichardVobes]

It really is.

[@ramibu239]

I really really enjoyed that (so much so I had to watch it twice😄). Just loved all those old stone buildings & different waterways. What a beautiful area Duncton is. Wonderful video!👍

[@RichardVobes]

So pleased you enjoyed it, Lisa.

[@ramibu239]

@@RichardVobes I know you have been to Petworth ever times, but have you ever walked through the village of Petworth? I saw it on line last night - it looked so quaint & old!😍

[@merietgenealogy]

Botany Bay is an area of ancient woodland with a beautiful chalk stream running through it, which is home to a small population of native brown trout. Here river features such as meander, flow, waterfalls, pools and banks, can be seen. There are opportunities for pond dipping and kick sampling in the stream. The woodland provides areas for plant identification and mini beast hunting. Above all Botany Bay is a quiet place for reflection and creative work.

[@ab-iy5qq]

Botany Bay in Australia is named for this?

[@RichardVobes]

A lovely place for John to play as a kid.

[@RichardVobes]

Good question.

[@kennethgoodman2457]

Another lovely and interesting video

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Kenneth.

[@WiltshireMan]

Another very interesting video and insight into the village of Duncton and it's industry. Close by where I live we have "Spring line" villages. These villages go right back to and possibly beyond Romano British times. Good stuff. Sandy

[@RichardVobes]

It's all very interesting. Thanks, Sandy.

[@thinking-as-I-wander]

Beautiful scenery....and more John from Duncton👍👍👍

[@RichardVobes]

Isn't he great?

[@ciaranfpv]

Love every single one of your videos Richard! I'm 24 and probably one of the youngest in these comments but rest assured, I've got all of my friends hooked on your video's also! Refreshing to find out such interesting things about the County I've grown up in, please never stop uploading! :)

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much - I will do my best. Thank you for the lovely comments.

[@vestafairie]

hello, John and John! thank you so very much for the tour of Duncton and the history! thank you for another great video, Richard!

[@RichardVobes]

So pleased you enjoyed it.

[@andrewnorris1]

What a charming character is John, (John 1) he has a great accent, too. A Jack Hargreaves for our time.

[@RichardVobes]

Absolutely

[@bobbyx27]

Great video Richard. Very interesting. Love johns accent.

[@RichardVobes]

That is a genuine Sussex accent.

[@jbradshaw4236]

Wonderful fly fishing venue ..... morning Richard...

[@RichardVobes]

I have never been fly fishing but glad to hear it is a good place for it.

[@davelucraft5825]

Another great Duncton video.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Dave.

[@georgetimperley8906]

Very nice, that cottage is very nice, those ponds look nice, I bet they are full with all this rain! I did enjoy that, well done 👍

[@RichardVobes]

Certainly a lot of water about.

[@PaulSmith-di4gy]

A great video and extremely interesting! I walked this morning from nearby Graffham, past the big house and along Beechwood Lane and saw the features seen in the first part of the video. Having watched it when it was first posted, I was inspired to have a look down the lane. There was an awful lot of water going through the brick outfall by the cottage today and it's really clean and clear. If you walk to the big house (Lavington Park) end of Beechwood Lane, you can walk up the escarpment onto the downs or descend behind the old garden wall of the big house where on the escarpment in the trees there is a big black water tank/reservoir that I reckon must have supplied the estate with the water pumped from the pump house. My first ever You Tube comment!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks for the comment, and such a detailed one - welcome to the community. Thanks for watching the video and being inspired too!

[@oliverjh1281]

One pipe one tap ! More of this history needs to be documented Richard 👍

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, you are right.

[@MrGreatplum]

I love John’s Sussex accent - you don’t hear that accent very often. I’ve very much enjoyed this series on Duncton. Did you use your little umbrella for the camera?

[@RichardVobes]

Alas I forgot to take it that day - the umbrella, but we survived. Yes, John has a genuine old fashioned Sussex accent.

[@lindakane7771]

That was great. A good time to film after all the rain we've had! Presume you were using the brolly over the camera?

[@RichardVobes]

Sadly no brolly with me! :(

[@davidbooth3285]

It’s worth comparing this video,with your recent Horsham video! From the sublime to the ridiculous I would say!

[@RichardVobes]

All about landscape, heritage and nature, my friend.

[@tectorama]

Lovely video. I wonder if anyone uses the water to generate electricity ?

[@beachcomber36]

Have a look at an earlier video from the Bald Explorer which shows Burton Mill was at the forefront of technology: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYuzYpR_rdWNfcU

[@RichardVobes]

They do indeed - check out Beachcomber36's reply

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

That's nice, are there any deer there

[@jbradshaw4236]

Hi George, the fly fishing at Duncton Mill Fisheries is truly exceptional. Locally the deer population is quite large but controlled. Care must be exercised when driving the rural roads particularly at night. Deer vs car incidents are quite frequently reported.

[@RichardVobes]

I guess if they are, they are free roaming deer.

[@mroconnell1775]

Enjoy before the land grab comes. !

[@RichardVobes]

Yes indeed.