Viewshed Analysis
‘Breathtaking views and diverse, inspirational landscapes’ are one of the seven Special Qualities of the SDNP which residents, communities and visitors told us about in 2011.
We want to protect and conserve these views and others like them so that future generations can continue to be inspired by them.
The Viewshed Study Report of the South Downs National Park takes 120 of the most widely known views and landmarks in the National Park and maps them using computer modelling to a 35 kilometre distance. These plots of views are called Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTVs). These are used to help assess and understand the impact of visible change in the views.
- South Downs National Park Viewshed
- Map of Representative Viewpoints
- Map of Landmarks
- Cumulative Viewshed Map (CZTV)
We have also produced panoramic photographs of 30 of the views in the National Park.
The Viewshed Panoramic Photography Technical Specification document describes the methodology and equipment used to produce the panoramic photographs.
Other Report Documents
Viewpoint Zone of Theoretical Visibility PDFs
- VP1 Beachy Head
- VP2 Devil’s Dyke
- VP3 Birling Gap
- VP4 Edburton Hill
- VP5 Old Winchester Hill
- VP6 High and Over (White Horse)
- VP7 Firle Beacon
- VP8 Butser Hill
- VP9 Black Down (Temple of the Winds)
- VP10 Fryan’s Hanger
- VP11 St Roche’s Hill (The Trundle)
- VP12 Beacon Hill
- VP13 Blackcap
- VP14 Cheesefoot Head
- VP15 St Catherine’s Hill
- VP16 Houghton
- VP17 Woolbeding Common
- VP18 Petworth House and Park
- VP19 Arundel Castle (From Monarch’s Way)
- VP20 South Hill Seaford Head
- VP21 View to Cissbury Ring
- VP22 Ditchling Beacon
- VP23 View to Chanctonbury Ring
- VP24 Hangers Way above Oakshott
- VP25 Brass Point, Seven Sisters
- VP26 Bignor Hill
- VP27 Selborne Hill
- VP28 Long Man of Wilmington
- VP29 Wolstonbury Hill
- VP30 Lancing College
- VP31 Highdown Hill
- VP32 Amberley Mount
- VP33 Chanty Hill
- VP34 Sullington Hill
- VP35 Salt Hill
- VP36 Harting Down
- VP37 Pen Hill
- VP38 Cocking Down
- VP39 Sutton Down
- VP40 Heyshott Down
- VP41 Beeding Hill
- VP42 Balmer Down
- VP43 Ifrod Hill
- VP44 Long Burgh, Alfriston
- VP45 Stoke Clump
- VP46 Seven Sisters Country Park
- VP47 Wheely Down
- VP48 Kingley Vale
- VP49 Mount Caburn
- VP50 Arundel Castle
- VP51 Nore Down above Piddinghoe
- VP52 Hollingbury Hillfort
- VP53 Race hill area, Brighton
- VP54 Wayfarer’s Walk at Wind Farm
- VP55 Windmill Hill
- VP56 Chalton Down
- VP57 Queen Elizabeth Country Park above Buriton
- VP58 Handcross Hill, A23
- VP59 Hesworth Common
- VP60 Pulborough Gun Emplacement
- VP61 Chichester Harbour AONB
- VP62 Itchen Valley from St Swithuns Way
- VP63 Heyshott
- VP64 Uppark from the south
- VP65 Stane Street South
- VP66 Halnaker Windmill
- VP67 West of Teglease Down
- VP68 Ashford Hangers NNR
- VP69 Houghton Bridge
- VP70 Brighton Marina
- VP71 Midhurst Common
- VP72 A280 at Long Furlong
- VP73 Small Down
- VP74 Telscombe Tye
- VP75 Steyning Round Hill
- VP76 Marley Common
- VP77 West of Blackdown
Landmarks
- L1 – The Trundle
- L2 – Old Winchester Hill
- L3 – Torberry Hill
- L4 – St Catherine’s Hill
- L5 – King John’s Hill
- L6 – Beacon Hill
- L7 – Highdown Hill
- L8 – Cissbury Ring
- L9 – Chanctonbury Ring
- L10 – Edburton Castle
- L11 – Hillfort at Devil’s Dyke
- L12 – Wolstonbury Hill
- L13 – Ditchling Beacon
- L14 – Hollingbury Hill
- L15 – Ranscombe Camp
- L16 – The Caburn
- L17 – Fort at Seaford Head
- L18 – Arundel Castle (Shell Keep)
- L19 – Lewes Castle (Keep)
- L20 – Bramber Castle (gatehgouse wall remains)
- L21 – Amberley Castle
- L22 – Herstmonceaux Castle
- L23 – Goodwood Racecourse Stadium
- L24 – Victorian Church at Privett
- L25 – Hockley Viaduct
- L26 – Lancing College Chapel
- L27 – Uppark
- L28 – Shoreham Cement Works
- L29 – Hambledon Church
- L30 – East Meon Church
- L31 – Petworth House
- L32 – Toat Monument, Pulborough
- L33 – Vandalian Tower, Harting Hill
- L34 – Nore Folly, Slindon Estate NT
- L35 – Firle Tower, Firle Estate
- L36 – Hiorne Tower – Arundel Park
- L37 – Chichester Cathedral
- L38 – The Jack and Jill Windmills – Jack
- L38 – The Jack and Jill Windmills – Jill
- L39 – The Catherington Windmill
- L40 – Halnaker Windmill
- L41 – Long Man of Wilmington
- L42 – Litlington White Horse (High and Over)
- L43 – The V at Streat