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LOW RES PROOF ONLY PROOF RES LOW Wander the Wide Green Downs Green Wide the Wander Working in Partnership to Protect the South Downs South the Protect to Partnership in Working Email: [email protected] Email: Telephone: 01243 558716 01243 Telephone: Ford Lane, Ford, W Sussex BN18 0EF BN18 Sussex W Ford, Lane, Ford Victorian Barn, Victorian Business Centre Business Victorian Barn, Victorian South Downs Joint Committee Joint Downs South Photo: The South Downs Way National Trail Officer Trail National Way Downs South The SDCB/J or contact: or www.visitsouthdowns.com www.nationaltrail.co.uk ohn Tyler SDJC Tel: 01243 558700 or visit or 558700 01243 Tel: SDJC For more information go to to go information more For For more information contact: contact: information more For Photo: SDCB/J ohn Tyler Downs and East Hampshire. Hampshire. East and Downs Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB's): Sussex (AONB's): Beauty Natural Outstanding The South Downs are designated as two Areas of Areas two as designated are Downs South The The South Downs South The If you come by car, please park considerately. park please car, by come you If details and to book. to and details 01730 815518 between 8am and 5pm Mon – Sat for Sat – Mon 5pm and 8am between 815518 01730 every day except Sundays and bank holidays. Call holidays. bank and Sundays except day every need to be dropped off or picked up. The service runs service The up. picked or off dropped be to need know to travel along the section of route where you where route of section the along travel to know so that the driver will driver the that so to pre-book your journey your pre-book to route, so you need you so route, flexible flexible and West Burton. It is a is It Burton. West and and Wales and NATIONAL TRAIL NATIONAL calls at Duncton, Sutton, Duncton, at calls in England in Petworth and Chichester and Petworth Circular Walks from Duncton Mill Duncton from Walks Circular The Route 99 bus between bus 99 Route The Trails There wns Way wns Do South National How to Get to How Three Walks A Day’s Walk This leaflet offers you on the Downs three walks of varying About 9 miles, (15km), 4 - 5 hours length, all starting from Duncton. The timings This walk takes you up onto the South Downs Way are approximate and at Roman Stane Street. There are a few steep hills exclude any long stops but you will be rewarded with excellent views. for lunch etc! We suggest you take If you’re really keen, combine the long and short something to drink if the walks for a full 12 mile (18km) day walk. weather is hot, especially if you are doing the longest walk. After rain, The South Downs Way or in winter, parts of all National Trail the walks may be muddy so wear appropriate The South Downs Way is a footwear. 100 mile (160km) route for walkers, cyclists, and horse A Stroll riders, and runs from the Under 2 miles (3km), historic English capital of 1 hour Winchester to the white chalk cliffs of Eastbourne. It This is a gentle walk, ideal is one of a family of National for families, passing Burton Trails, offering visitors the Park house and the ponds chance to travel through and streams of Half Moon some of the finest scenery in Copse and Duncton Mill. England and Wales. A Short Walk About 5 miles (8km), 2 hours A slightly longer walk for a morning or afternoon, with two possible pub lunch stops. The route passes several villages and small wooded streams. Wander the Wide Green Downs 51418 Duncton 3/3/06 2:21 PM Page 1 Page PM 2:21 3/3/06 Duncton 51418 51418 Duncton 3/3/06 2:22 PM Page 2 Circular Walks from Duncton Mill NATIONAL TRAIL 1 Burton Park Chapel dates from 1075. It is well worth a visit to see its wall paintings. Things to look out for 2 Burton Park has several gnarled and ancient Sweet Chestnut trees, believed to be around 400 years old. 3 Burton and Chingford Ponds Local Nature Reserve is a good place to see birds, dragonflies and damselflies. 4 The Warren. An area of ancient woodland and a Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve. 5 Ancient Yew tree adjacent to the path to the west of Barlavington Church. 6 In spring and summer look out for a good display of chalk grassland flowers including Common Spotted, Pyramidal and Bee Orchids. 7 A traditional dew pond, built to supply water for livestock on the dry Downs. 8 Roman Stane Street crosses the Downs at Bignor Hill. This National Trust site also has visible Neolithic (stone age) and Iron Age remains. 9 Bignor. Chalk streams emerging to burble over the footpath. 10 Bignor Roman Villa, open Mar – Oct (not Mondays). 11 Duncton Mill. Mills at Duncton Map reproduced from the 1998 1:25,000 scale KEY: Other routes with Explorer Series 121 - (Arundel & Pulborough) A Stroll public access are recorded in the Domesday map by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery A Short Walk National trail Book (1086) and there have Office, A Day’s Walk on the Downs Permitted Path © Crown copyright - Licence No. LAO76902 been orchards and fisheries here Footpath Permitted Bridleway Text: © Countryside Agency since medieval times. The Photography: Bill Jenman © Countryside Agency Bridleway present house dates from 1767 except where stated. and the watermill from 1824. Duncton Mill is part of the Barlavington Estate. For the Duncton Mill Retreat Centre which See map for locations includes the Cottages visit www.dunctonmill.co.uk. To contact the Fishery please ring 01798 342048 LOW RES PROOF ONLY.