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Inholmes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland133 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome133 ha

Getting here

50.90960, -0.85910

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Traveller's-joy, Crosswort +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Ramsons, Dandelion +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route417 m
Named routeRef 288Length 417 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path leaving Inholmes Wood

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path leaving Inholmes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦UPPARKHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemeteryHistoric site2.4 km→✦Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemeteryHistoric site2.5 km→✦A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds FarmHistoric site3.1 km→

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