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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Road bridge scheduled monument
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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain +278 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain +278 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Common Nettle +33 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Woolbeding, River Rother and Midhurst Walk, South Downs West Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Woolbeding Estate is a countryside gem, near Midhurst. Take in the beauty of the parkland. Follow the River Rother, edged with ancient trees. Pass a poplar plantation & hear the sounds of the weir before returning to the main street for its cafe's & pubs.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Woolbeding Landscapes Walk, Sussex West Walking route 8.8 km ▾
This is a gentle circular walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Easy going underfoot, some stiles and slopes.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sandy Lane public footpath · 327 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 327 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bepton to Midhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stedham to Midhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Woolbeding Bridge over the River Rother
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Wildlife to spot
19,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Indian Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 16-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +20
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Common Crystalwort · Red Beard-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marsh Woundwort +5
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2025 Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025 Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Indian Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 16-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +20
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Common Crystalwort · Red Beard-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marsh Woundwort +5
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2025 Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025 Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria2025
Filipendula ulmaria2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor2025
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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