The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's Hill
Plan your visit
Getting here
50.89233, -0.75445
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis nemorum +9 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Juniper, Kidney Vetch, Black Medick +143 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 5 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Centurion WayWalking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
St Roche’s Hillpublic footpath · 285 m
🚴Cycling
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling 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
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
N/ACycling route862 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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