About this flying site
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Bo-Peep paragliding site and weather forecast
South Downs, Sussex. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Bo-Peep.
Altitude183 m
Launch directionsNE
Coordinates50.8201, 0.1284
AreaSouth Downs, Sussex
Managing club: Southern Hang Gliding Club · Access: membership
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Bo-Peep is a hill site in South Downs, Sussex with a recorded launch elevation of 183 m. It works best in north-easterly winds, and can also work in northerly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Bo-Peep
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Bo-Peep doesn't cover.
High and Oversouth-easterly wind, 3 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 76 m · E, SE launchNewhaven Cliffssoutherly wind, 7 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 55 m · S launchMount Caburnsouth-westerly wind, 7 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 137 m · S, SW launchDevil's Dykewesterly wind, 25 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 193 m · N, NW launchFirlenorth-westerly wind, 3 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 165 m · N, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Southern Hang Gliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Take-off — Hang gliders usually launch from the main NE ridge (Bostal Down); paragliders are asked not to use this launch when hang gliders are present.
Landing
Top landing — Hang glider pilots should stay in front of the rear fence when approaching over the car park; even in moderate winds you may struggle to penetrate.
Access and parking
Use the gated SHGC car park behind the public car park at the top of the hill — please close the gate.
Local weather notes
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Flight rules
MEMBERS-ONLY SITE. Register with the Southern Hang Gliding (and Paragliding) Club (SHGC) for DAY or ANNUAL membership before flying. Permission to fly any SHGC site is sensitive, and can be easily lost.
Hazards and cautions
- Aeromodellers generally use the big bowl to the west of the car park (there is no formal agreement) — the site is large enough to avoid conflict, but talk to them if they are present. Beware the fence running along the edge of virtually the whole hill. The site has a large number of rabbit burrows, mostly on the slopes — take care not to catch a foot, especially when slope-landing.
- Airflow: Around the front of the car park there can be turbulence from the trees at the foot of the hill and disturbed airflow in the quarry — fly this area with caution until you know it. The trees in front of the Bostal Down launch generate severe turbulence in strong winds, so launch from and land behind the East Bowl until you know the site well. Bushes, the dew pond and tumuli on top cause turbulence that can affect low top-landing hang gliders. Generally the air is smooth in the east-bowl area, but when the wind is off to the east it can become very turbulent (often from the easterly sea breeze), and when off to the north the left side of the east bowl can be affected by rotor behind the trees. Always walk to the top of Bostal Down to assess the true wind — a marked venturi in the quarry can make the wind seem straight when it is 45° or more off, particularly to the east. Always let someone else cross the quarry first.
- Exact launch
- Launch GPS
- 50.82044, 0.12867
- Members also see the gate / padlock code (where a site has one), the Safety Officer’s contact, and the downloadable guide (PDF).
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Bo-Peep
High and Over3 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 76 m · E, SE launchFirle3 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 165 m · N, NW launchNewhaven Cliffs7 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 55 m · S launchMount Caburn7 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 137 m · S, SW launchBeachy Head13 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 163 m · SE, S launchDitchling Beacon19 km away · Southern Hang Gliding Club · 222 m · N launch
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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