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Ham Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.98360, -0.51061

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
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Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Toat Farm.

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toat Farm.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stopham BridgeHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Lower Fittleworth South BridgeHistoric site4.9 km→✦Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough ParkHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Marehill CommonUrban park3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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