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Thorney Farm

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.74753, -0.83028

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Cormorant +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Cormorant +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thrift, Smooth Sow-thistle, Rock Samphire +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Thrift, Smooth Sow-thistle, Rock Samphire +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
East Head and Ellanore Circular Walk, Sussex EastWalking route6.4 km
Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Selsey Tram WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East HeadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saltern's WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Medmerry Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 88Regional cycle route
Medmerry Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Route 288Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 288Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route385 m
Named routeRef 288Length 385 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Medmerry Beach

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medmerry Beach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Anne's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Lifeboat Green.Urban park4.2 km→⛪Earnley ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🌱Manor Green Park.Urban park3.5 km→🐄Old GardensVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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