Potwell Copse - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Arun Getting here
50.85364, -0.62197
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, Slindon Walking route 10.4 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 route Length 10.4 km Duration 2:30-3:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Nore Hill Folly walk, Slindon Walking route 6.1 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 route Length 6.1 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bersted to Shripney Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Chichester to Norton Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route Surface asphalt
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South Mundham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map A259 cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Barnham Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bank Vole
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Myodes glareolus
Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Ulmus aggregate Ulmus aggregate
Ulmus aggregate Ulmus aggregate
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
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