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✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.94182, -0.37610

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Great Spotted Woodpecker +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Great Spotted Woodpecker +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Bramble +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Selfheal, Marsh Thistle +202 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meadow Plant Bug +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meadow Plant Bug +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route906 m
Named routeRef 223Length 906 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 223Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
East Wolves Farmbridleway · 105 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A24 Basing Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A24 Basing Hill

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