Groom's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Arun Getting here
50.83684, -0.46901
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Chicory, Common Toadflax +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Green Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Green Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 13 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 National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South Mundham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map A259 cycle route 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 A24 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A24 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae2023
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 2025
2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2025
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Vervain Verbena officinalis2025
Vervain Verbena officinalis2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2024
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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