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Photo of Heyshott Down, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near East Dean (East Dean), West Sussex, south east England.

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Heyshott Down

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Heyshott Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, covering 0.43 km². The county has 67 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies within the South Downs National Park.

The nearest railway station is Amberley, about 12.6 km to the south-east. Other SSSIs nearby include Ambersham Common and Levin Down.

More places to visit near Heyshott Down

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

You’re inside itNational Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

4.2 km S · spans 14 counties

Photo of Graffham Common, a nature reserve near Lodsworth in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Graffham Common

Nature reserve near Lodsworth

Restored lowland heath of some 38 hectares between Midhurst and Petworth, managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust, with heather, birch and sandy tracks.

4.3 km NE

Photo of Midhurst, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Midhurst

Village

A Tudor market town of timbered frontages beside the Rother, with the sprawling ruins of Cowdray House across the causeway.

4.7 km N · West Sussex

Photo of Weald & Downland Living Museum, a landmark near Singleton in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Weald & Downland Living Museum

Landmark near Singleton

An open-air museum near Singleton gathering dozens of rescued historic buildings across a downland valley, home to the televised Repair Shop workshop.

4.8 km SW

Photo of West Dean Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Singleton in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

West Dean Gardens

House & garden near Singleton

A garden of a 100m Edwardian pergola and thirteen restored Victorian glasshouses.

5.8 km SW