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Plumtree Cross Hill

12 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.04213, -0.38655

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ramsons, Toothwort, Wood Anemone +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Muntham Drivebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Muntham Drivebridleway · 742 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 742 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plumtree Cross Lane towards Barns Green

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plumtree Cross Lane towards Barns Green

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