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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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 122m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Traveller's-joy, Crosswort, False-brome +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Traveller's-joy, Crosswort, False-brome +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Volucella bombylans, Ledra aurita +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Volucella bombylans, Ledra aurita +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Beech, Bramble +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 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
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Kingley Vale Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoughton: St. Mary's Church from the north

Stoughton: St. Mary's Church from the north

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