Ditchling Common
- distance
- 1.6 km
- the stile score
- No stiles
- the time isn't given
- Circular
Seen farm animals on this walk? Tell us, and we'll check it for the next walker. If cattle come towards you.
Hello from the sticker at Ditchling Common Country Park Nature Trail. Here's what we know, for you and your dog. More dog-friendly places nearby
Cleo & Bonnie haven't walked this one yet. Everything here is from its publisher, with the date it shows.
The stiles
The leaflet's directions name bridges and kissing gates and no stiles.
Livestock
'This large field is grazed by cattle through the summer,' says the leaflet; the council's page says cattle graze the fenced areas from spring to autumn.
The ground
Short and gentle: a path along the pond's bank, woods, a coppice and the open field, through kissing gates and over two bridges. Waymarked by posts with Dizzy the Ditchling Dragonfly on them. 'Stay on marked paths,' the council asks: the common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
For dogs
Dogs are welcome, the council says, but 'on a lead or under close control', especially in the nesting season, and away from the pond's edge. Dog bins near the car park, or take it home.
Walked it with your dog? Tell us how it was
Mud, animals, how busy: a few taps. The answers (never your words or name) show here for three weeks, to help the next walker.
The route
Start Car park, Folders Lane East, Ditchling Common (grid ref TQ335181)
The directions and the map are on the publisher's own site.
East Sussex County Council · undated leaflet (dog rules from the council's Ditchling Common page, read 27 Oct 2026)
If something goes wrong out there, an adder bite, a lost dog, a vet at night: help and emergencies.