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Horse Shoe Plantation

2 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.87554, -0.56822

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Canada Goose +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Canada Goose +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Meliscaeva auricollis, Eupeodes +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spurge-laurel, Lesser Celandine, Primrose +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Spurge-laurel, Lesser Celandine, Primrose +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 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
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 km

South Downs, Circular Walk, Dog Friendly, Bridle Road, Bignor, Gumber Corner, The Gallops, Great Bottom, Picnic Spot, Eartham Woods, Stane Street, Roman Roads, 'Six-Ways' signpost, Shippams Poste, Pyramidal orchids, Nore Hill beeches, Nore Hill Folly

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 2:30-3:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Rise of Northwood Ramble, SlindonWalking route5.3 km

Rise of Northwood, Northwood Woodland Restoration, War Agriculture Woodland Restoration, Public Access, Dog Friendly, Littlewood, Eartham woods, Ashborder, Leper's Wood, Gumber Farm, 6-ways, Shippam's Poste, War Ag, Post War Nature Recovery

Named routeLength 5.3 kmDuration 01:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Walberton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

Base of Holm Oak near Dry Lodge Plantation

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Base of Holm Oak near Dry Lodge Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Arundel CastleHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Water GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Stump GardenUrban park2.4 km→✦Maison DieuHistoric site2.6 km→✦Maison DieuHistoric site2.6 km→

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