South Downs

Constance Marten's newborn baby would have been exposed to "substantial climatic cold stress" in the first few days she spent camping on the South Downs in January 2023, a jury has heard.

They then walked out onto the South Downs with a tent from Argos and two summer sleeping bags.

"Baby Marten, in the conditions studied, especially where moisture was present In the clothing both in the tent and on the way to the South Downs, would have been exposed to substantial climatic cold stress which would have led to a substantial risk of hypothermia," he said, quoting from the conclusion of his report.

"������ took place on the South Downs was done in the teeth of warnings by social workers and the courts," he said, "and at a time when the defendants knew that their other children - four of them - had been removed from their care".

Snow also fell for some around the New Forest and South Downs on Thursday morning.