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Highdown Copse

✦ Ancient woodland50 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

50.83249, -0.44296

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Field Maple, Ground-ivy +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Evergreen Oak, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Cissbury Ring History and Nature Trail, Sussex EastWalking route3.5 km

Walk ancient roads, enjoy views of 78miles of coast from the 2nd largest Iron Age hillfort in southern England & see Neolithic flint mines & wildlife in this chalk downland site. Grassland, embankments & flint paths with steep sections. Slippery when wet

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling 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 routeLocal cycle route
Town Centre to Worthing StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highdown Copse

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Northbrook College (West Durrington Campus)Urban park1.2 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Longcroft ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Palatine ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱The GallopsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Broadwater GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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