Ditchling is a north-facing bowl which also has a good north-westerly take-off. The walk from car park to take-off is about 500m. There is a ridge run 7k east to Offham and 2k west to the Jack & Jill windmills at Clayton. In thermic conditions this may be extended a further 2k by crossing to Wolstonbury Hill, with an easy downwind flight to Newtimber and the Dyke ridge beyond. Ditchling is a good thermal soaring site with very good potential for access to sea breeze fronts.
Firle is a north facing bowl adjacent to the top car park above Firle village. It provides flying access to the northerly section of the Firle ridge and the northwesterly section of ridge beyond Beddingham as well as the northeasterly Bo Peep ridge.
A small, steep, tree-covered bowl facing due east over the Cuckmere river valley, High And Over evokes strong emotions amongst fliers. Most either love, or hate it.
Bo Peep consists of a NE ridge to the East of TO, a large NE bowl and beyond that, a lower NE ridge. To the West of TO there is a quarry and two large NE bowls to the trig point (700 ft, 217 metres). Beyond that, there is a northerly ridge running right past Firle to the big north bowl at Beddingham Hill. In exceptional conditions it is possible to soar the whole ridge right past Beddingham to the quarry at the end and back
Truleigh Hill is at the west end of the ridge from Devils Dyke, and consists of a steep bowl, with radio masts behind the ridge top. This was, incidentally, one of the first hills in the country where hang gliders were actually allowed to fly.
A conical dome, extending to a south-west face and bowl beyond. It is often affected by the sea breeze which can make the air rough. The lift band is typically small, and the site can become crowded. Marshalling restrictions are sometimes applied.
