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West Dean Woods

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West Dean Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, covering 0.16 km². The county has 67 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies within the South Downs National Park.

Other SSSIs nearby include Treyford to Bepton Down and Rook Clift. The nearest railway station is Fishbourne, about 10.2 km to the south.

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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 South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail running from Winchester to Eastbourne, south east England.

South Downs Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of chalk ridge from Winchester to the sea at Eastbourne, walkable in a week.

1.7 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

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.

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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.

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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.

3.9 km SE

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

Singleton

Village

A flint village in the Lavant valley, gateway to the Weald & Downland museum and the beech hangers above Charlton.

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