GOODWOOD ESTATE, THE
72 ha
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🎠Play🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome72 ha
Getting here
50.89273, -0.74056
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chalk Roadbridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmIncline upPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,284 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,284 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Little Grebe · Blackbird · Coot · Mallard +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Juniper · Kidney Vetch · Squinancywort · Round-headed Rampion · Agrimony +25
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica
- Round-headed RampionPhyteuma orbiculare
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Quaking-grassBriza media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,284 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Little Grebe · Blackbird · Coot · Mallard +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Juniper · Kidney Vetch · Squinancywort · Round-headed Rampion · Agrimony +25
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica
- Round-headed RampionPhyteuma orbiculare
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Quaking-grassBriza media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoary Plantain
Hoary Plantain
Plantago media
Plantago media
Lady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSouthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissaSouthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaWhite HelleborineCephalanthera damasoniumWhite HelleborineCephalanthera damasoniumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumEvents & activities nearby
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