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Lady Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.92139, -0.74550

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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 307m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Round-headed Rampion, Yellow-wort +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 13 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
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to CockingCycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed)Cycling 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 route299 m
Named routeRef 288Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Yorkhurst Hillbridleway · 384 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 384 mPath type: track
Yorkhurst Hillbridleway · 72 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 72 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath 441 alongside Lady Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath 441 alongside Lady Wood

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🏞️GOODWOOD ESTATE, THECountry park3.2 km→✦WEST DEANHistoric site2.7 km→✦GOODWOOD HOUSEHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Kitchen GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱The Walled Fruit GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Cutting GardenUrban park2.5 km→

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