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Getting here
50.95306, -0.69582
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Bugle +73 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +27 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Petworth Park Through Turner's Eyes, PetworthWalking route5.1 km
Inspired by landscape painter, JMW Turner, who frequented Petworth thanks to the Earl of Egremont. Stroll round the lake & view scenes captured in his paintings. Stop at the house to see the largest Turner collection outside the Tate. Steep/uneven & steps
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Petworth Ancient Trees Walk, PetworthWalking route6.4 km
Petworth has some of the countrys oldest & most venerable beeches, limes & oaks, including 1 that dates to the Norman Conquest. Discover more about the trees that dominate the Petworth skyline on this hilly circular. Some steep inclines, mud & unevenness.
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Stedham to MidhurstCycling route
National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed)Cycling route
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Dirty lanebridleway · 879 m
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