Eartham, West Sussex; autumnal village & country walk

[@RedRobin808]

Absolutely beautiful and beautifully done. Thank you very much.

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you for your kind comments; we are pleased you enjoyed it.

[@richardjohnson5529]

Thank you for that Beautiful walk

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Our pleasure! Pleased you enjoyed it.

[@cleidezanelato4964]

Sensacional!

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

muito obrigado Thank you so much

[@СветланаТрушкова-ъ2я]

Спасибо большое за Вашу работу!Снято очень красиво!

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you for your kind comments. Спасибо за ваши добрые комментарии.

[@JimNicholls]

Lovely day. lovely walk - thank you! What is the strangely-shaped building behind the church?

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

The very large building, which we specifically did not film in detail, is Great Ballard School. This was originally Eartham House, and we can only guess that the odd shaped building (east of the church) was once an orangery for the house. The small round building (south east of the church) appears to the boiler room for the swimming pool.

[@JimNicholls]

Thank you for the extra information.@@walkingwithjohnanddiana

[@dianarolph1770]

Another superb video! The red admirals seem to be always around when you are out and about! We used to have wagtails here in the winter- I would see them on roofs & walking in the road ( luckily for them a cul-de-sac!) & most often in Tesco’s car park. But seeing your video made me realise that I haven’t seen them for some years now & that is sad. What a strange folly! It’s not symmetrical! Were those catkins in that close up shot? Thanks!

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

Thank you for your comments, Diana. We have been very fortunate with the Red Admiral, as many over-winter here anyway; sadly none in the next video. Wagtails seem to frequent car parks and cafes - possibly looking for crumbs etc. It is lovely to see them in rural locations but, as with all rural wildlife, much harder to capture as they are less accustomed to humans. While living at Slindon House, nearby (see our Slindon walk kzbin.info/www/bejne/govQoHihZbCMd5o), the Countess of Newburgh appointed herself guardian and benefactress of Slindon village. The Countess made one enduring contribution in the form of The Folly on Nore Hill. Nore Folly was built around 1814 to provide work for villagers during the depression following the Napoleonic Wars. It was built of flint and resembles a gateway but is a decorative piece which leads to nowhere. Unfortunately, much of it has been lost as it is exposed to the severe south westerly wind and rain. Yes, hazel catkins - did you spy the spider?

[@dianarolph1770]

No! I shall have to go back and look! Thanks Ah yes so small! Our neighbours have a hazel but I can’t see any catkins yet. And I am not going to the bottom of the soggiest garden to get a better look!!! Thanks for explaining re the Folly

[@walkingwithjohnanddiana]

So you have had a lot of rain too! It is making country walks rather unpleasant, unless mud is your thing!