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London Copse

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.96570, -0.43189

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Wood Avens, Hazel +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
Knepp Wildland Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Apsley Farmpublic footpath · 703 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 703 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woods Hillbridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile and rustic fence on the edge of London Copse

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile and rustic fence on the edge of London Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ashington Millennium GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦LITTLE THAKEHAMHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Marehill CommonUrban park3.9 km→🌱West Sussex Golf ClubUrban park4.2 km→

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