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Downley House

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.92229, -0.76647

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butcher's-broom, Early-purple Orchid, Common Dog-violet +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Early-purple Orchid, Common Dog-violet +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Walnut, White Helleborine

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centurion WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route862 m
Named routeRef 288Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route299 m
Named routeRef 288Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Downley Cottage seen across a field from the footpath

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Downley Cottage seen across a field from the footpath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park3.8 km→✦WEST DEANHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Kitchen GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Cutting GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱The Walled Fruit GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱The Sunken GardenUrban park1.7 km→

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