Getting here
50.96148, -0.71399
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
19
10 named nearby · 9 public paths
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
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Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
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Horse riding
6
6 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
South Downs Way · Hiking160 km
South Downs Way · MTB0
Sussex Diamond Way · Hiking97 km
New Lipchis Way · Hiking0
About this plantation forest
Young trees 337362 is an ancient plantation forest covering 3 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Cowdray: a fortified medieval house and part of its landscaped groundsHistoric site3.2 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.1 km→✦COWDRAY HOUSEHistoric site3.4 km→✦Midhurst CastleHistoric site3.1 km→✦Motte and bailey castle on St Ann's Hill, MidhurstHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 550m north of Westerland StudHistoric site4.3 km→