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Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Twayblade, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Twayblade, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, Slindon Walking route 10.4 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 route Length 10.4 km Duration 2:30-3:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Centurion Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bepton to Midhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to Cocking Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West Dean Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,764 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,764 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Raven +47
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Chrysotoxum festivum · Sphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Early-purple Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Beech · Field Maple · Small Scabious +17
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Beech Fagus sylvatica Field Maple Acer campestre Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,764 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Raven +47
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Chrysotoxum festivum · Sphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Early-purple Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Beech · Field Maple · Small Scabious +17
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Beech Fagus sylvatica Field Maple Acer campestre Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata 