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Bottomshole Copse

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — White Stork, Chiffchaff, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — White Stork, Chiffchaff, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Fleabane, Pedunculate Oak, Foxglove +192 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Knepp Wildland Orange RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lancing Brook passing through Bottomshole Copse

Lancing Brook passing through Bottomshole Copse

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