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Elsted Church

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.97177, -0.83900

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️The Three Horsehoes car park 225m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +48 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Arum italicum subsp. neglectum, Hazel, Wych Elm +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Arum italicum subsp. neglectum, Hazel, Wych Elm +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Beech, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Woolbeding Landscapes Walk, Sussex WestWalking route8.8 km

This is a gentle circular walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Easy going underfoot, some stiles and slopes.

Named routeLength 8.8 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stedham to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The western elevation of Elsted church

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The western elevation of Elsted church

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🦉IPING COMMONNature reserve4 km→🦉HARTING DOWNNature reserve2.4 km→✦UPPARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦Harting Beacon Hilltop Enclosure.Historic site1.8 km→✦Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen HillsHistoric site1.8 km→🌱South GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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