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✦ Heritage🏡 Gardens
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.08567, -0.40568
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About Alfoldean Roman site Alfoldean was a Roman settlement founded in the Roman province of Britannia as a mansio on Stane Street where the road crosses the River Arun. Its remains are now near the village of Slinfold in West Sussex. They have been investigated by archaeologists including Samuel Edward Winbolt and Time Team.
Read more on Wikipedia → Mansio scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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🏡 Historic gardens
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Horsham to Warnham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broadbridge Heath to Horsham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Photos River Arun at Alfoldean Bridge (1)
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Wildlife to spot
4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
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Song Thrush · Great Tit · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +40
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syritta pipiens · Onthophagus coenobita · 14-spot Ladybird
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2023 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023 Blackthorn · Hornbeam · Hawthorn · Hedge Woundwort · Lyell's Bristle-moss +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Black Bryony Tamus communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Song Thrush · Great Tit · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +40
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syritta pipiens · Onthophagus coenobita · 14-spot Ladybird
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2023 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023 Blackthorn · Hornbeam · Hawthorn · Hedge Woundwort · Lyell's Bristle-moss +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Black Bryony Tamus communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 