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Broadleaved woodland near Church Norton

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.75101, -0.76683

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Selsey Tram WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saltern's WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Medmerry Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 88Regional cycle route
Medmerry Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Route 288Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Church Norton Wood near Pagham Harbour

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Church Norton Wood near Pagham Harbour

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avisford ParkUrban park5 km→🦉PAGHAM HARBOURNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Lifeboat Green.Urban park2.6 km→⛪St Ninians United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱Manor Green Park.Urban park1.8 km→✦Beckett's Barn and adjoining earthworksHistoric site2.5 km→

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