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Greatham Bridge

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📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.93659, -0.53358

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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

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cut-grass, Sweet Vernal-grass, Gypsywort +129 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cut-grass, Sweet Vernal-grass, Gypsywort +129 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Whorled Mint, Water Mint, Autumn Hawkbit +8 more foraging species

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Quell Farmpublic footpath · 476 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 476 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Silverdalepublic footpath · 93 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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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

Greatham Bridge

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦PARHAMHistoric site3.6 km→✦BIGNOR PARKHistoric site4 km→✦Stopham BridgeHistoric site2.1 km→✦Lower Fittleworth South BridgeHistoric site3 km→✦Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 120m south west of the Old School HouseHistoric site3.9 km→✦Hardham PrioryHistoric site1 km→

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