Walking through heather on Iping and Stedham common

Iping and Stedham Commons is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. It is a 125.4-hectare (310-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (designated as Iping Common but covering both commons) near the villages of Iping and Stedham, west of Midhurst in West Sussex. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.
This is described by Natural England as one of the richest areas of heath in the county. Most of it is dry but there are also areas of wet heath, two ponds, woodland, scrub and grassland. It has a rich invertebrate fauna and breeding heathland birds include nightjars and stonechats.
There is access from Elsted Road, which runs between the two commons.
Further information fromWest Susse.info
Iping Common
Iping Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which lies south of the A272. The Common is a heathland environment of the type that many years ago hardly registered as a habitat worth noticing.
Like the reclaimed heathland at Lavington Common, what was once dismissed as unproductive land is now recognised as a haven of biodiversity and highly valued as a consequence. Iping Common is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and you can see birds like the nightjar, dartford warbler and stonechat as well as a whole host of weird and wonderful insects and beetles.
Iping Common is also dense in attractive gorse and heather.
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[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Look at that heather. Wow. This looks very much like a National Park here called De Hoge Veluwe. So beautiful Kevin. We love these kinds of walks. Lovely lovely lovely. What a great way to end my Sunday watching videos. Thank you. 👌🥝🙋‍♀🇳🇱

[@KevinsRambles]

@IamaDutch-Kiwi Thank you, Anita 😊. The beauty of this place is that the walk can be extended quite a bit. We wanted to catch the Heather before it was gone completely. We are looking at getting back to more walks next year rather than so many churches.

[@fionahammond9396]

Hi Kevin what a beautiful walk the weather was great and oh boy the lovely Heather it looks really great on a big area like a common then the walk through the trees lovely enjoyed the video very much thankyou ❤x

[@KevinsRambles]

@fionahammond9396 Good morning, Fiona, and thank you. It really was a lovely walk, and as you say, the Heather was beautiful. I had intended to fly my drone a few feet above the heather, which would have some fantastic footage, but that didn't happen because it said there was a virus that had to be cleared, this is happening more and more sadly. Take care ❤️x

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Hey Kevin. That was a peaceful colourful wander. Enjoyed that. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@KevinsRambles]

@WanderingwithWatto Thank you, Paul 😊. Stedham and Iping is a really lovely place to walk. I'm not so keen in the summer, though, there are lots of things sliding around there 🫤😟🙁

[@IanFord-un6jr]

Another enjoyable video and the heather still vibrant…

[@KevinsRambles]

@IanFord-un6jr Thank you, Ian 😊. Much appreciated.

[@cynthiascamera7872]

This was such a lovely walk. You've captured it really well 😊 x

[@KevinsRambles]

@cynthiascamera7872 Thank you, Cynthia 😊. It really was a lovely walk. We should do an extension of the walk 😊 x

[@SteveInTokyo-b8n]

Good to see such places still exist in the old country!

[@KevinsRambles]

@SteveInTokyo-b8n Thank you, Steve 😊. There are places still around like this, thank goodness. I hope you are well, my friend?

[@SteveInTokyo-b8n]

@@KevinsRambles Yes, I am well, and will be back in "Blighty" for xmas, first time for a few years.

[@KevinsRambles]

@SteveInTokyo-b8n That is great news 😊. Where will you be heading to when you are here?

[@SteveInTokyo-b8n]

@@KevinsRambles Very much the southeast. Depends how long I stay. Or where the next job is...

[@KevinsRambles]

@SteveInTokyo-b8n If we are down that way, we should meet up for a coffee.

[@jeanblemings5352]

The answer was yes it was in flower! Arty video there of such a stunning area. I remember walking there from Midhurst across the Severals. I think a roman road ran through the area too? Thanks for the video - so beautiful!

[@KevinsRambles]

@jeanblemings5352 Thank you, Jean 😊. Sorry, I've only just seen your comment. Arty videos are for me :-). Bit that place is stunning 😍

[@bobpape]

Did you walk along the Serpents Trail which runs through this area? Excellent video 😃

[@KevinsRambles]

@@bobpape Hey Bob, and thank you. We stepped on it a few times. We started doing the Serpents Trail a couple of years ago. We need to get back to it again or restart it.

[@marieascot]

Fancy camerawork well done.Id just forget about the camera and leave it in the hedge.

[@KevinsRambles]

Thank you Marie 😊

[@kevinwestk7958]

Used to live in Stedham 58 years ago spent the best part of my childhood on the common still visit the area as often as possible still looks like as i remember it, only live on the outskirts of Havant so not to far away

[@KevinsRambles]

@kevinwestk7958 Thank you, Kevin 😊. You certainly lived in a beautiful village. And the common so close was amazing. We are lucky to live in the South of England.

[@daveevad]

Any snakes? Of gorse not! 😹👍

[@KevinsRambles]

@daveevad Thank you, Dave 😊. Very good 👍 lol

[@michaelwhite8031]

The place is very rugged, looks more like up north 😅

[@KevinsRambles]

@michaelwhite8031 Thank you, Michael 😊. Rough and rugged, it certainly is my friend. The car park is on the Harting road just off of the A272, a perfect place for someone in a yellow van to have a break :-).

[@michaelwhite8031]

@KevinsRambles lol

[@KevinsRambles]

@michaelwhite8031 😉