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13 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Traveller's-joy, Lords-and-Ladies +170 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Traveller's-joy, Lords-and-Ladies +170 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +20 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Speckled Bush-cricket +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Speckled Bush-cricket +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 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
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Bosham Inland RouteWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Avoidance of Itchenor FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 288Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle routeSurface asphalt
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Saltern's WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Around Chichester Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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