Eastdean Park ✦ Ancient woodland 70 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 70 ha
Places › England › South East › Chichester Getting here
50.89938, -0.72466
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Crosswort, Bluebell +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Hornet Robberfly, Dotted Bee-fly +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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 New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Centurion Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chichester to Norton Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route Surface asphalt
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to Cocking Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West Dean Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 862 m ▾
Named route Ref 288 Length 862 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 288 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chalk Road bridleway · 242 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 242 m Surface ground Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Chalk Road bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Chalk Road bridleway · 77 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Chalk Road bridleway · 478 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 478 m Surface ground Incline 12% Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Hilltop clearing between Charlton Park and Eastdean Park
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Wildlife to spot
9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Gallinago gallinago gallinago Gallinago gallinago gallinago Slow-worm
Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Hair-grass · Bluebell · Cleavers · Field Maple +92
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cleavers Galium aparine Field Maple Acer campestre Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bush Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Gallinago gallinago gallinago Gallinago gallinago gallinago Slow-worm
Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Hair-grass · Bluebell · Cleavers · Field Maple +92
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cleavers Galium aparine Field Maple Acer campestre Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bush Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vicia sepium
Vicia sepium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Large Garden Thymus pulegioides
Large Garden Thymus pulegioides
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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