Want to discover nature and beautiful landscapes by public transport this summer? Look no further than the 624 square miles of the South Downs National Park. We asked Friends of the Earth staff and volunteers, and our Twitter and Instagram followers, to tell us about their favourite places to visit.
![The South Downs National Park has been threatened by oil exploration](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/south%20downs.jpg?itok=sb4VxqGP)
The South Downs Way
![The South Downs National Park has been threatened by oil exploration](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/south%20downs.jpg?itok=sb4VxqGP)
![Painting of a chiffchaff](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-961971272.jpg?itok=W38y1A1t)
Gilbert White's house at Selborne
![Painting of a chiffchaff](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-961971272.jpg?itok=W38y1A1t)
![Seven Sisters cliffs near Eastbourne](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-510788426_0.jpg?itok=eY0Z5yRv)
The Seven Sisters cliffs at Eastbourne
![Seven Sisters cliffs near Eastbourne](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-510788426_0.jpg?itok=eY0Z5yRv)
![Badger](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-482707112_0.jpg?itok=ONRj-OkT)
The Kingley Vale trail
![Badger](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/iStock-482707112_0.jpg?itok=ONRj-OkT)
![A runner on the Serpent Trail](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/runner.jpg?itok=w8ErzSPE)
The Serpent Trail
![A runner on the Serpent Trail](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/runner.jpg?itok=w8ErzSPE)
![Stand Up For South Downs](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/015_south_downs_750.jpg?itok=kD1UitNc)
How Friends of the Earth helped the South Downs
![Stand Up For South Downs](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/015_south_downs_750.jpg?itok=kD1UitNc)
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