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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
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50.99206, -0.61171
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▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, White Dead-nettle, Petty Spurge +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Petworth Park Through Turner's Eyes, Petworth Walking route 5.1 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 route Length 5.1 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Serpent Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capability Brown's Parkland Walk, Petworth Walking route 6.4 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 route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Petworth Ancient Trees Walk, Petworth Walking route 6.4 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 route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30 Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Ionic Rotunda in the grounds of Petworth House
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Wildlife to spot
23,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird
🌿 Plants 130 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Nipplewort · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet +125
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Daisy Bellis perennis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cleavers Galium aparine Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Red Fescue Festuca rubra Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird
🌿 Plants 130 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Nipplewort · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet +125
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Daisy Bellis perennis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cleavers Galium aparine Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Red Fescue Festuca rubra Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Thick-leaved Stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum
Thick-leaved Stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
English Elm Ulmus procera
English Elm Ulmus procera
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Evening Primrose Oenothera
Evening Primrose Oenothera
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Rescue Brome Ceratochloa cathartica
Rescue Brome Ceratochloa cathartica
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris 