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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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, Robin, Blue Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +86 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Trailing Bellflower, Primrose, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +19 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Evergreen Oak, Sweet Chestnut
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Xylota segnis, Batman Hoverfly, Cicadella +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Xylota segnis, Batman Hoverfly, Cicadella +16 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 km
South Downs, Circular Walk, Dog Friendly, Bridle Road, Bignor, Gumber Corner, The Gallops, Great Bottom, Picnic Spot, Eartham Woods, Stane Street, Roman Roads, 'Six-Ways' signpost, Shippams Poste, Pyramidal orchids, Nore Hill beeches, Nore Hill Folly
Nore Hill Folly walk, SlindonWalking route6.1 km
The George Inn, Pub, Nore Hill Folly, Eartham, Bluebells, Ancient beech trees, Dog Friendly, Brick Octagonal Pumphouse, Farmland, Wildlife, Nore Hill Folly, Picnic Spot. Purple Orchids
The Rise of Northwood Ramble, SlindonWalking route5.3 km
Rise of Northwood, Northwood Woodland Restoration, War Agriculture Woodland Restoration, Public Access, Dog Friendly, Littlewood, Eartham woods, Ashborder, Leper's Wood, Gumber Farm, 6-ways, Shippam's Poste, War Ag, Post War Nature Recovery
🚴Cycling
15 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
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
A259 cycle routeCycling route
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route
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