Drillsfield Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 123 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 123 ha
Places › England › South East › Arun Getting here
50.85995, -0.50007
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 268m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 268m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Common Nettle, Giant Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Minotaur Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Beech
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 13 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 West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle Route Cycling 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 route Local cycle route
Show on map A259 cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arundel Station to Town Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A284 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arundel Road (A27) Cycle Route 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 21 public paths nearby
Public paths
Windy Ridge bridleway · 854 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 854 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway in Tenantry Copse (2)
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Wildlife to spot
6,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Wood Anemone · White Dead-nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle +6
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Wood Anemone · White Dead-nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle +6
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 