☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex EastWalking route11.2 km▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointRegional walking route
Rampart Ramble, Sussex EastWalking route1.3 km▾
Stroll around the old walls of the Iron Age hill fort. Take in views over the Weald & Brighton. Look out for remains of the curious Victorian funfair riders & in summer, walk through a meadow of orchids & butterflies. Suitable for pushchairs when dry
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to WorthingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 two-way cycle track upgrade for National Cycle Route 2 reroutingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Point-to-pointRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Down Link path to Shoreham-by-Sea stationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴
Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
Mill Hillbyway open to all traffic · 3.2 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
