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🎠Play🐶Dogs🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha
Getting here
50.80539, 0.28760
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activitiesDogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to EastbourneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Shinewater Lanebridleway · 171 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mPath type: bridleway
Shinewater Lanebridleway · 113 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 113 mPath type: service
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
55,395 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
55,395 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
springwinter
2026Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Groundsel · Alexanders · Common Field-speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Holly
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
55,395 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
springwinter
2026Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Groundsel · Alexanders · Common Field-speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Holly
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Petty Spurge
Petty Spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Euphorbia peplus
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius