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Lye Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.86793, -0.82969

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +181 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Broad-bodied Chaser +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Broad-bodied Chaser +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 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
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Bosham Inland RouteWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head: Avoidance of Itchenor FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 288Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
Shopwhyke to Chichester Cycle Route (Via Westhampnett Road)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Saltern's WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Around Chichester Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bognor Regis to ChichesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Broadwalkbridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gateways at The Sun House on Lye Lane

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gateways at The Sun House on Lye Lane

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Havenstoke Park.Urban park4.4 km→🌱Oaklands ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park5 km→✦Fishbourne Roman siteHistoric site3.9 km→

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