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Wide Ham Beeches

24 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.87246, -0.68151

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cowslip, Common Toadflax +171 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cowslip, Common Toadflax +171 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 2:30-3:00Round tripLocal walking route
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

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stane Streetpublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: footway
Stane Streetpublic footpath · 866 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 866 mPath type: track
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
Barnham LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Walberton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylons, Wide Ham Beeches

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylons, Wide Ham Beeches

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park4.7 km→✦GOODWOOD HOUSEHistoric site4 km→✦Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrowsHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Oving Diamond Jubilee ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Riggs Lane Play AreaUrban park3.5 km→⛪Westergate Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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