Ruiting

A 6-mile point-to-point walk across Richmond Park on a Sunday afternoon in early October, during the red deer rut. Starting near Roehampton Gate, the route crosses woodland and open grassland, passing Pen Ponds before heading out towards Richmond town. Stags were frequently seen bellowing and guarding harems, making it a memorable autumn wildlife walk.

From the shingle beach at Seaford into Seaford Head Nature Reserve with river views, ponies and waterbirds, crossing Cuckmere Haven to climb the rolling Seven Sisters cliffs. Continued along dramatic chalk headlands to Birling Gap beach, past Belle Tout lighthouse, then through open grassland and patches of woodland around Beachy Head before descending into Eastbourne for sunset.