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Eartham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland419 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome419 ha

Getting here

50.89466, -0.65434

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Bluebell, Yellow Archangel +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Evergreen Oak, Hogweed +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 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 routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 2:30-3:00Round tripLocal walking route
Nore Hill Folly walk, SlindonWalking route6.1 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 routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stane Streetpublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle routeSurface asphalt
Walberton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

47 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stane Streetbridleway · 62 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 62 mPath type: track
Stane Streetbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: track
Stane Streetbridleway · 227 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 227 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Stane Streetbridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Stane Streetbridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Eartham Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Eartham Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrowsHistoric site1.3 km→✦Madehurst Wood earthworksHistoric site4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 960m WSW of Bignor HillHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 915m WSW of Bignor HillHistoric site3 km→✦Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosureHistoric site3.1 km→🦉FAIRMILE BOTTOMNature reserve4.7 km→

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