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Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm

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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.90244, -0.49213

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Oedemera femoralis · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Beech +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Toadflax, Hogweed, Cowslip +118 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Toadflax, Hogweed, Cowslip +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South Downs Way, Springhead Hill

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Downs Way, Springhead Hill

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✦PARHAMHistoric site1.7 km→✦Burpham CampHistoric site4.5 km→✦Burpham campHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park4 km→✦Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site800 m→

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