Parkgate Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 76 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 76 ha
Places › England › South East › Chichester Getting here
51.06302, -0.77877
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Iron Hill 110m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Iron Hill 110m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, American Skunk-cabbage +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Oak, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woolbeding Landscapes Walk, Sussex West Walking route 8.8 km ▾
This is a gentle circular walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Easy going underfoot, some stiles and slopes.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Local cycle route
Show on map The Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Haslemere link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 22 - Liphook Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur) Mountain bike route ▾
24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Iron Down Bridleway bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Surface dirt Incline 10% Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,790 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Oblong-leaved Sundew · Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Ground-ivy +16
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2024 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Oblong-leaved Sundew · Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Ground-ivy +16
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2024 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2025
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus2024
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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