The South Downs are covered in a blanket of white flowers as wild garlic blossoms.

The perfumed plants can be seen from Chichester to Brighton and everywhere in between.

Our Argus Camera Club photographers have captured some beautiful pictures of them in full bloom.

The Argus: Wild Garlic near Kingley ValeWild Garlic near Kingley Vale (Image: Clifford Thomas / The Argus Camera Club)

Their aroma is hard to avoid while walking along the South Downs Way and they are a perfect ingredient for almost any dish.

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Wild garlic is classed as an ancient woodland indicator species according to the Woodland Trust, meaning it will typically only grow in forests more than 400 years old.

A spokesman for the trust said: "Ancient woods are our richest and most complex terrestrial habitat in the UK and they are home to more threatened species than any other.

"Centuries of undisturbed soils and accumulated decaying wood have created the perfect place for communities of fungi and invertebrates. Other specialist species of insects, birds and mammals rely on ancient woodlands."

The Argus: Wild garlic growing alongside bluebellsWild garlic growing alongside bluebells (Image: Nicky Smith / The Argus Camera Club)

Camera club photographer Joanna Kaczorowska spotted them in a shady woodland in Kingley Vale, Chichester, and they have also been spotted in Coney Wood near Patcham, Brighton.

In East Sussex, one photographer captured the white carpet in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near Battle.

Just a short walk away from homes in Hassocks, Butchers Wood is covered in the white blanket alongside bluebells.