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Oldpark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

50.81413, -0.83174

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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

7 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Stinking Iris, Yarrow +212 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
East Head and Ellanore Circular Walk, Sussex EastWalking route6.4 km
Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Park Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Park Wood

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱St James's or Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Fishbourne Roman siteHistoric site2.8 km→

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