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Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm

4 ha

📷 Janine Forbes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.87312, -0.48007

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, Lords-and-Ladies, Dwarf Thistle +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Lords-and-Ladies, Dwarf Thistle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Rough Hawkbit

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Omaloplia ruricola, Dark Bush-cricket · last seen 2024

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Durrington to GoringCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Windy Ridgebridleway · 854 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 854 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Barpham Farm

📷 Janine Forbes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lower Barpham Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Burpham CampHistoric site3.2 km→✦Burpham campHistoric site3.2 km→✦Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove FarmHistoric site1.4 km→✦Muntham Court Romano-British siteHistoric site4 km→🌱Fletchers FieldUrban park4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow at Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site3.2 km→

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