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Ash Copse

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.91284, -0.49158

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Water-lily, Dilated Scalewort, Horse-chestnut +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Water-lily, Dilated Scalewort, Horse-chestnut +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Ash Copse, Parham Park

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Ash Copse, Parham Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PARHAMHistoric site500 m→🌱Millford Grange Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site1.4 km→✦Bowl barrow at Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site1.5 km→✦Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site1.6 km→

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