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BLACKDOWN PARK

57 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Blackdown Tableland National Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

51.04789, -0.68961

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak, Wood-sorrel +23 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Cock's-foot, Selfheal +183 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Cock's-foot, Selfheal +183 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Darter, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Darter, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Petworth Park Through Turner's Eyes, PetworthWalking route5.1 km

Inspired by landscape painter, JMW Turner, who frequented Petworth thanks to the Earl of Egremont. Stroll round the lake & view scenes captured in his paintings. Stop at the house to see the largest Turner collection outside the Tate. Steep/uneven & steps

Named routeLength 5.1 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Petworth Ancient Trees Walk, PetworthWalking route6.4 km

Petworth has some of the countrys oldest & most venerable beeches, limes & oaks, including 1 that dates to the Norman Conquest. Discover more about the trees that dominate the Petworth skyline on this hilly circular. Some steep inclines, mud & unevenness.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30Local walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Haslemere link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
High Lanerestricted byway · 230 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 230 mPath type: bridleway
High Lanerestricted byway · 850 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 850 mPath type: bridleway

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Blackdown Tableland National Park

📷 Wikipedia · Blackdown Tableland National Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Swan Barn FarmUrban park4.6 km→🌱Fernhurst GreenUrban park2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱St Laurence's ChurchUrban park2.3 km→🌱Lickfold GreenUrban park2.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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