Singletonhill Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 127 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 127 ha
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50.89897, -0.76615
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Seven Points Car Park 30m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Seven Points Car Park 30m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Juniper, Black Medick, Yellow-rattle +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Evergreen Oak, Walnut, White Helleborine +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Centurion Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map St Roche’s Hill public footpath · 285 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 285 m Surface gravel Path type: footway
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chichester to Norton Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route Surface asphalt
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 West Dean to Cocking Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 288 Chichester to West Dean Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 288 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 862 m ▾
Named route Ref 288 Length 862 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 288 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
9,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Evergreen Oak · Butcher's-broom · Juniper · Water Bent · Prickly Sow-thistle +2
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Juniper Juniperus communis2025 Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Evergreen Oak · Butcher's-broom · Juniper · Water Bent · Prickly Sow-thistle +2
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Juniper Juniperus communis2025 Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Ivy-leaved Duckweed
Ivy-leaved Duckweed
Lemna trisulca2025
Lemna trisulca2025
Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025
Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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