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Woolavington Down - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.93859, -0.66355

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 205m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Drivepublic footpath · 455 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 455 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
The Drivepublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

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

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Norwood Lanerestricted byway · 96 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Norwood Lane Southrestricted byway · 30 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mPath type: service
Norwood Lanerestricted byway · 374 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 374 mSurface groundPath type: track
Wallace Squarerestricted byway · 45 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Norwood Lane Southrestricted byway · 198 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 198 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Box bush on Woolavington Down

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Box bush on Woolavington Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LAVINGTON PARKHistoric site1 km→✦BURTON PARKHistoric site3.3 km→✦Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrowsHistoric site4.7 km→✦Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 550m north of Westerland StudHistoric site2.4 km→🦉BURTON AND CHINGFORD PONDSNature reserve3.8 km→✦Field system in Lamb LeaHistoric site2.6 km→

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