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Bonney's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland198 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome198 ha

Getting here

50.90216, -0.69050

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Fly Orchid, Hyacinthoides +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 km

South Downs, Circular Walk, Dog Friendly, Bridle Road, Bignor, Gumber Corner, The Gallops, Great Bottom, Picnic Spot, Eartham Woods, Stane Street, Roman Roads, 'Six-Ways' signpost, Shippams Poste, Pyramidal orchids, Nore Hill beeches, Nore Hill Folly

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 2:30-3:00Round tripLocal walking route
Nore Hill Folly walk, SlindonWalking route6.1 km

The George Inn, Pub, Nore Hill Folly, Eartham, Bluebells, Ancient beech trees, Dog Friendly, Brick Octagonal Pumphouse, Farmland, Wildlife, Nore Hill Folly, Picnic Spot. Purple Orchids

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
High Lanepublic footpath · 1.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Walberton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
Named routeRef 288National 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
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
White Roadbridleway · 685 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 685 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of woodland at Bonney's Hanger

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The edge of woodland at Bonney's Hanger

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park3.7 km→✦Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrowsHistoric site3.7 km→✦GOODWOOD HOUSEHistoric site4 km→✦The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's HillHistoric site4.6 km→✦Field system in Lamb LeaHistoric site3 km→✦Heyshott Down Round Barrow Cemetery.Historic site4.5 km→

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