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Chalkpit Wood

✦ Ancient woodland125 ha

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome125 ha

Getting here

50.88927, -0.35845

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Chanctonbury Ring Carparking 286m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daisy, Ribwort Plantain, Red Fescue +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Dandelion, Beech +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional 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
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Mouse Lanepublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Steyning Upper Horseshoepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 223Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 223Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

21 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wiston Bostalbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Wiston Bostalbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway
Upper Horshoe Parthbridleway · 945 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 945 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horse riders on bridleway

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horse riders on bridleway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clays FieldUrban park2.7 km→✦Bramber CastleHistoric site3 km→✦Cissbury RingHistoric site3.6 km→✦Muntham Court Romano-British siteHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bramber CastleHistoric site3 km→✦Group of salterns north of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site3.7 km→

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