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Keeper's Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Crosswort, White Dead-nettle +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Glow-worm +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ramsons, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Monarch's Waypublic footpath · 755 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 755 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Town Centre to Lyons FarmCycling route
Named route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Durrington to GoringCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

16 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

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