Highdown Hill Camp: A Ram's Hill type enclosure, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains
Getting here
50.82832, -0.44981
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Ash, Field Maple +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Ash, Field Maple +49 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Cissbury Ring History and Nature Trail, Sussex EastWalking route3.5 km
Walk ancient roads, enjoy views of 78miles of coast from the 2nd largest Iron Age hillfort in southern England & see Neolithic flint mines & wildlife in this chalk downland site. Grassland, embankments & flint paths with steep sections. Slippery when wet
🚴Cycling
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route
considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
A259 cycle routeCycling route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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