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Motte

📷 Wikipedia · Motte-and-bailey castle · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeHeritageSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.09928, -0.46230

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hornbeam, Field Maple, Hawthorn +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hornbeam, Field Maple, Hawthorn +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +4 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 223

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lawns Roadbridleway · 437 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 437 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Motte-and-bailey castle

📷 Wikipedia · Motte-and-bailey castle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Nicolas ChurchReligious grounds5 km→🌱The Countryways ExperienceUrban park4.5 km→🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Ringwork in Broomhall CopseHistoric site0 m→✦MoatHistoric site1 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field1.7 km→

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