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Marehill Common

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.95593, -0.48574

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Lapwing, Robin +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Lapwing, Robin +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose, Greater Stitchwort, Blackthorn +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Greater Stitchwort, Blackthorn +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Oxypselaphus obscurus +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Oxypselaphus obscurus +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Batts Lanepublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mPath type: unclassified
Batts Lanepublic footpath · 379 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 379 mPath type: track
West Mare Lanepublic footpath · 215 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 215 mPath type: unclassified
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to Marehill Common

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to Marehill Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PARHAMHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Stopham BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→🌱West Sussex Golf ClubUrban park2.5 km→✦Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough ParkHistoric site2.8 km→✦Hardham PrioryHistoric site3.3 km→

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