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Settlement site in Chantry Bottom

26 ha

📷 Chris Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientBluebells
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

50.89399, -0.46340

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Traveller's-joy, Creeping Thistle, Salad Burnet +162 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Xanthogramma citrofasciatum, Bloody-nosed Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
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Wey-South PathWalking route▾

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

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Cissbury Ring History and Nature Trail, Sussex EastWalking route3.5 km▾

Walk ancient roads, enjoy views of 78miles of coast from the 2nd largest Iron Age hillfort in southern England & see Neolithic flint mines & wildlife in this chalk downland site. Grassland, embankments & flint paths with steep sections. Slippery when wet

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 CyclewayCycling route▾
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Near Chantry Hill

📷 Chris Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near Chantry Hill

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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✦PARHAMHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Millford Grange Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove FarmHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦Muntham Court Romano-British siteHistoric site3.7 km→✦Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site1.5 km→