🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🥾Walking trails
Best for
8 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
✦
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
🚴
Cycling
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Walberton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴
Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
