Round Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 223 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 223 ha
Places › England › South East › Chichester Getting here
50.95500, -0.91482
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Herb-Paris, Solomon's-seal +151 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, White Dead-nettle, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +39 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Staunton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Long Woodland Trail Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Short Woodland Trail Walking route 3 km ▾
Named route Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map Staunton Way public footpath · 783 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 783 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Discover the Hampshire South Downs by Bike Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EH Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 22/222 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Petersfield - QECP/SDW Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map QECP Blue MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map 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 QECP Red MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
35 public paths nearby
Public paths
Forty Acre Lane restricted byway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.3 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Ladyholt Road bridleway · 246 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 246 m Path type: track
Show on map Forty Acre Lane restricted byway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.1 km Path type: track
Show on map Forty Acre Lane byway open to all traffic · 197 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 197 m Path type: track
Show on map Harris Lane bridleway · 942 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 942 m Path type: track
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
3,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Robin · Whitethroat · Pheasant +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Noctule +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hart's-Tongue · Wood Anemone · Ramsons · Yellow Archangel · Cowslip +69
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2023 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2023 Ramsons Allium ursinum2023 Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2023 Cowslip Primula veris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Robin · Whitethroat · Pheasant +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Noctule +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hart's-Tongue · Wood Anemone · Ramsons · Yellow Archangel · Cowslip +69
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2023 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2023 Ramsons Allium ursinum2023 Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2023 Cowslip Primula veris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2024
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2024
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2024
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2024
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2024
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2024
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2023
Chicory Cichorium intybus2023
Chicory Cichorium intybus2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2023
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2023
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2023
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Wood Millet Milium effusum2023
Wood Millet Milium effusum2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Box Buxus sempervirens2023
Box Buxus sempervirens2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia2023
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2023
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Woodruff Galium odoratum2023
Woodruff Galium odoratum2023
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2023
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2023
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Bugle Ajuga reptans2023
Bugle Ajuga reptans2023
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2023
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2023
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2023
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2023
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2023
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2023
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata2023
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2023
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2023
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor2023
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2023
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2023
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2023
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2023
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2023
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2023
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2023
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2023
Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum2023
Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum2023
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2023
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2023
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2023
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2023
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2023
Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'2023
Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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