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Bowl barrow on Barlavington Down

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📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

HeritageInsectsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.93381, -0.63307

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Wildlife

Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 km

South Downs, Circular Walk, Dog Friendly, Bridle Road, Bignor, Gumber Corner, The Gallops, Great Bottom, Picnic Spot, Eartham Woods, Stane Street, Roman Roads, 'Six-Ways' signpost, Shippams Poste, Pyramidal orchids, Nore Hill beeches, Nore Hill Folly

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 2:30-3:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Walberton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barlavington Down

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barlavington Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LAVINGTON PARKHistoric site1.4 km→✦BURTON PARKHistoric site2.1 km→✦BIGNOR PARKHistoric site3 km→✦Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrowsHistoric site3.9 km→🦉BURTON AND CHINGFORD PONDSNature reserve2.3 km→✦Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 550m north of Westerland StudHistoric site3.1 km→

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