The suite is a pictorial depiction enshrining the composer's love for the Sussex downs and has been described by Donald McLeod as "sunnily bucolic".
Sussex | East Sussex | West Sussex | University of Sussex | Darling Downs | North Downs | Churchill Downs | South Downs | Sussex County Cricket Club | Lila Downs | Rye, East Sussex | Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex | Sussex County | Lindfield, West Sussex | Royal Sussex Regiment | Newhaven, East Sussex | Flamboro Downs | Epsom Downs Racecourse | Epsom Downs | Earl of Sussex | Sussex Police | Sussex, New Brunswick | Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs | Kingdom of Sussex | Findon, West Sussex | Anthony Downs | Sussex County, New Jersey | Salisbury Downs, South Australia | Salisbury Downs | Nicholas Downs |
In March 2010 the status of the AONB was revoked and the management of the Sussex Downs AONB was merged with the East Hampshire AONB under the South Downs Joint Committee pending the formation of a national park authority.