Weekly walks

Ramblers' Association Mid-Sussex Group (Inquiries 01273 833556)

Saturday, March 13: Meet at 10am in Stanmer Park car park (near church at back of park) - circular walk on Downs behind park. 6 miles.

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 10am in Jack and Jill car park, Clayton - Ditchling Beacon - Moon's Bottom - Stanmer - Lower Standean - Jack and Jill car park. Picnic lunch. 9.5 miles.

Tuesday, March 16: Meet at 10am outside Newick Primary School, Allington Road, Newick - Ouse Valley Way - Isfield - White Bridge - Beaks Farm - Newick Park - Newick. No dogs. Pub lunch. 11 miles.

Ramblers' Association (Sussex area) Arun-Adur Group (Inquiries 01903 695865)

Saturday, March 13: Meet at 11am at Old House at Home, Cot Lane, Chidham (off A259) - Chidham Point - Cobnor. Picnic lunch. 7 miles.

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 11am in Petworth Park NT car park - Lurgashall - Upperton Common. Picnic lunch. 7.5 miles.

Horsham & Billingshurst Ramblers' Group (Inquiries 01403 242916) (The meeting point for rambles is Horsham Railway Station at the time shown below, unless otherwise stated)

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 9am. Starting point car park behind Holmwood Station - circular - Betchets Green - Redlands Wood - Tilling Springs - Coldharbour. Hilly. Picnic lunch. 8 miles.

Ashington Ramblers (inquiries 01903 892998)

Meet at 10am Red Lion, Ashington on the second Monday of every month. For further information please ring the inquiry number above.

Sussex Pathfinders Rambling Club (Inquiries 0870 777 2307)

Saturday, March 13: Meet at 2pm in Scaynes Hill Village Millennium car park, north side of A272 - Nash Farm - Freshfield Bridges - Wapsbourne Wood - Hammonds Farm. 5 miles.

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 10.15am in Steyning Community Centre car park - Man's Land - Cissbury Ring - Findon - Gallops Farm - Chanctonbury Ring. Pub lunch at end of walk. Hilly. 10 miles.

Horsham District Council Health Walks (Inquiries 01403 215269)

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 10am at Stopham Bridge, opposite Wyvale Garden Centre. Special wild daffodil circular walk in and around Stopham Woods. Free, just turn up. Well behaved dogs welcome. 5 miles.

Sunday, March 14: Meet at 10.30am in Scarlett Arms car park, Walliswood - circular walk through woods and farmland with beautiful views of the North Downs. Fairly flat (one steep incline). Free, just turn up. No dogs. 3 miles.

Thursday, March 18: Meet at 10am in Chequers Inn LH car park, Rowhook, near Horsham (TQ 123342) - circular - Roman Woods - fishing lakes - Sussex Border Path. Flat. Free, just turn up. No dogs. 4 miles.