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Oldham Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.99720, -0.58300

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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 — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Ground-elder, Red Currant +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Wood Avens, Herb-Robert +219 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Violet Ground Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Violet Ground Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Petworth Park Through Turner's Eyes, PetworthWalking route5.1 km

Inspired by landscape painter, JMW Turner, who frequented Petworth thanks to the Earl of Egremont. Stroll round the lake & view scenes captured in his paintings. Stop at the house to see the largest Turner collection outside the Tate. Steep/uneven & steps

Named routeLength 5.1 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Serpent 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
Capability Brown's Parkland Walk, PetworthWalking route6.4 km

3-mile (4.8km) walk through the 700 acres (2.8sq km) of parkland sculpted by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, with breath-taking views over the park to distant hills towards the South Downs. Gentle route with ascents. Dogs welcome under close control.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Petworth Ancient Trees Walk, PetworthWalking route6.4 km

Petworth has some of the countrys oldest & most venerable beeches, limes & oaks, including 1 that dates to the Norman Conquest. Discover more about the trees that dominate the Petworth skyline on this hilly circular. Some steep inclines, mud & unevenness.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30Local walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Blackhouse Lanebridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west down Oldham Hill with Oldham Copse on the right

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking west down Oldham Hill with Oldham Copse on the right

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🌱Pleasure groundsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Rosemary GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Rosemary GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Hampers CommonUrban park2 km→🌱Hampers CommonUrban park2 km→

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