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Getting here
51.00802, -0.62988
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Petworth House Car Park 411m 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
- 🅿️Petworth House Car Park 411m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Moschatel, Beech, Sycamore +19 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Wood-sorrel +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
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.
Capability Brown's Pleasure Gardens walk, PetworthWalking route1.6 km
1mile circular round the Pleasure Garden, past monuments added as part of the redevelopment of the garden in the late 18th Century by Capability Brown. Surfaced, grass and gravel paths with some gentle slopes and inclines. Muddy in wet weather.
The Serpent TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
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