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Bexley Bushes earthworks

10 ha

📷 Barry Shimmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.88150, -0.76014

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Common Burying Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +186 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +186 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Avoidance of Itchenor FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Centurion WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

43 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking south-southwest from St Roche's Hill

📷 Barry Shimmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking south-southwest from St Roche's Hill

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park1.9 km→🌱Havenstoke Park.Urban park3.7 km→🌱Chichester CrematoriumUrban park4.1 km→🌱Oaklands ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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