Westlands Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Arun Getting here
50.84115, -0.52498
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cuckooflower, Alexanders +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Alexanders, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, Helophilus hybridus, Cantharis lateralis +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Helophilus hybridus, Cantharis lateralis +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South Mundham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map A259 cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arundel Station to Town Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A284 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Path south through Westlands Copse
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Wildlife to spot
25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +48
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Nettle · Alexanders · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Ground-ivy +2
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +48
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Nettle · Alexanders · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Ground-ivy +2
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025 