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The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Chris Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.81178, -0.43274

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Cissbury Ring History and Nature Trail, Sussex EastWalking route3.5 km

Walk ancient roads, enjoy views of 78miles of coast from the 2nd largest Iron Age hillfort in southern England & see Neolithic flint mines & wildlife in this chalk downland site. Grassland, embankments & flint paths with steep sections. Slippery when wet

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Town Centre to Worthing StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Town centre to seafrontCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A259 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Town Centre to Lyons FarmCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ilex Avenuebridleway · 1 km

broad, tree-lined, well-kept by a preservation society

Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway
Ilex Avenuebridleway · 314 m

broad, tree-lined, well-kept by a preservation society

Public pathbridlewayLength 314 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ilex Way

📷 Chris Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ilex Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beach House ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Beach House ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Northbrook College (West Durrington Campus)Urban park1.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Homefield ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Palatine ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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