🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
9 activities
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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
Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex EastWalking route5.9 km▾
Go through beech woodland before climbing steep open grassland to the top of the hill. On summiting, admire panoramic views of the weald, sea & downs, including Newtimber Hill & Devil's Dyke. Bluebells & garlic can be found in Spring. Potential livestock.
Named routeLength 5.9 kmDuration 02:00-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Saddlescombe Farm and Newtimber walk, Sussex EastWalking route2.4 km▾
A scenic ancient landscape can be expected on this downland walk near Devils Dyke. Discover the wildlife-rich dewpond & glimpse into the past at the Donkey Wheel. Short, steep ascent to start then gently undulating, grassy terrain. Dogs welcome on leads
Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy CollegeCycling route▾
Named route
Three Cornered Copse bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Regional Route 90Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Point-to-pointRegional cycle route
Burgess Hill - Hassocks Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding
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24 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
