Getting here
50.85771, -0.47160
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +75 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Wood Anemone, Primrose +86 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Bramble, Gooseberry +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Stag Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Wey-South PathWalking route
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Long Furlong Lanepublic footpath · 707 m
Church Farm Closepublic footpath · 108 m
🚴Cycling
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
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
A259 cycle routeCycling route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Swillage Lanebridleway · 77 m
Windy Ridgebridleway · 854 m
Swillage Lanebridleway · 301 m
Michelgrove Lanebridleway · 295 m
Michelgrove Lanebridleway · 796 m
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