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✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.97309, -0.45659

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Wren +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Wren +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Cow Parsley, Bugle +192 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate on bridleway entrance to Woodshill Copse

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate on bridleway entrance to Woodshill Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marehill CommonUrban park2.8 km→🌱West Sussex Golf ClubUrban park4.2 km→✦Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough ParkHistoric site5 km→✦MoatHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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