A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.80116, -0.54395
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦126+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦126+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff +123 more · last seen 2026; Coastal sand dunes priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sea-kale, Yellow Horned-poppy, Hare's-tail +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Sand dunes — natterjack toad, sand lizard and dune invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harpalus affinis, Migratory Locust +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route▾
considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
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