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The Trundle

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.89250, -0.75377

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Juniper, Kidney Vetch, Black Medick +143 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Juniper, Kidney Vetch, Black Medick +143 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Evergreen Oak, Walnut +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centurion WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
St Roche’s Hillpublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle routeSurface asphalt
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
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
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route862 m
Named routeRef 288Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to The Trundle, St.Roche's Hill, Sussex

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to The Trundle, St.Roche's Hill, Sussex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park900 m→🌱Havenstoke Park.Urban park5 km→✦WEST DEANHistoric site1.4 km→✦GOODWOOD HOUSEHistoric site1.8 km→✦The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's HillHistoric site100 m→🌱The Walled Fruit GardenUrban park2.1 km→

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