Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve
Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve, Nature reserve in West Sussex, England
The 204-hectare reserve contains ancient yew forests on chalk hills, with paths leading through woodlands and grasslands toward elevated viewpoints over Sussex.
Established in 1952 as one of Britain's first National Nature Reserves, the site includes Bronze Age burial mounds known as Devil's Humps and prehistoric flint mines.
The ancient yew trees were historically valued for making English longbows, leading to widespread deforestation of yew forests across medieval Europe.
Natural England operates an information center and maintains marked trails through the reserve, with parking available in nearby West Stoke village.
The reserve protects some of Britain's oldest living organisms, with yew trees estimated to be over 2000 years old growing on its southern slopes.
Location: West Sussex
GPS coordinates: 50.88640,-0.83421
Latest update: May 16, 2025 18:46
Devil's Humps, Stoughton
761 m
Lordington House
4 km
Goosehill Camp
2.5 km
Sennicotts
3.6 km
Villa rustica of Chilgrove - 1
2.5 km
Church of St Nicholas
3.8 km
The Parish Church of St Mary
2.4 km
The Parish Church of St Mary
3 km
The Horse And Groom Public House
2.6 km
St Mary's Chapel
3.4 km
Binderton Chapel
3 km
Racton Church
4.2 km
Church of St Andrew
1.7 km
99, 100 And 102, Park Lane
4.2 km
Funtington House
2.8 km
Funtington Hall
2.9 km
The Fox And Hounds Public House
2.9 km
The Grange
3 km
Yew Tree Cottage And Christmas Cottage
2.8 km
Church Cottage
4.3 km
Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
726 m
Rookery Farmhouse
2.9 km
The Stables Of The Fox And Hounds Public House
2.9 km
Hallidays
2.7 km
Barn Belonging to The Grange To The North Of The House
2.9 km
Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
857 m
Lavant war memorial
4.4 km
Plt Off B. Własnowolski Memorial, Stoughton, West Sussex
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