A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.86598, -0.81639
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Robin
- ✦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 — Rook, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Common Pipistrelle, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hedge Woundwort, Hogweed +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km▾
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Bosham Inland RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Avoidance of Itchenor FerryWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 288Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle routeSurface asphalt
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Saltern's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Around Chichester Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Inham's Lanebridleway · 627 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 627 mPath type: track
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Chapel Lane (track) near West Stoke Road
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Wildlife to spot
7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Woodpigeon · Redstart · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Violet Ground Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Traveller's-joy · Common Nettle · Primrose · Bramble · Dogwood +78
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Woodpigeon · Redstart · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Violet Ground Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Traveller's-joy · Common Nettle · Primrose · Bramble · Dogwood +78
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas