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Goodwood Country Park

📷 Wikipedia · Goodwood Country Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.89272, -0.74059

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Bramble +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Burying Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Bugle, Herb-Robert +166 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Bugle, Herb-Robert +166 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centurion WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
St Roche’s Hillpublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chichester to Norton Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle routeSurface asphalt
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West DeanCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route862 m
Named routeRef 288Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route11 m
Named routeRef 288Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chalk Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmIncline upPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Goodwood Country Park

📷 Wikipedia · Goodwood Country Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park0 m→✦GOODWOOD HOUSEHistoric site1.4 km→✦WEST DEANHistoric site2.1 km→✦The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's HillHistoric site1 km→🌱The Walled Fruit GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cutting GardenUrban park2.9 km→

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