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GRAYLINGWELL HOSPITAL

28 ha

📷 Djm-leighpark · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.84965, -0.77097

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Bramble +28 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Alkanet, Red Dead-nettle, Wood Avens +228 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Red Dead-nettle, Wood Avens +228 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus, Stag Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus, Stag Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Avoidance of Itchenor FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Selsey Tram WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Centurion WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

78 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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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Stocks Lanebridleway · 2.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.3 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Graylingwell Hospital former nurses home

📷 Djm-leighpark · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Graylingwell Hospital former nurses home

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Havenstoke Park.Urban park300 m→🌱Oaklands ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Chichester CrematoriumUrban park1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.2 km→

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