🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
7 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly, 14-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yew, Traveller's-joy, Holly +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 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
Octagon WayWalking route29 km▾
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Centurion WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
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 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route▾
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route862 m▾
Named routeRef 288Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
