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Upperbarn Copse

8 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.98677, -0.42440

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, House Martin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, House Martin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bluebell, Wild Teasel +152 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bluebell, Wild Teasel +152 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
Knepp Wildland Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route193 m
Named routeRef 223Length 193 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route214 m
Named routeRef 223Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route185 m
Named routeRef 223Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 236 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mPath type: unclassified
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 706 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 706 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 225 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 885 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 885 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway 2352 approaching Upperbarn Copse

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway 2352 approaching Upperbarn Copse

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🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Gabriel's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Hammonds Mill (Ruin)Historic site4.3 km→

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