Pillow Mound ✦ Ancient woodland
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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.09763, -0.13452
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Coal Tit 🌳 Ancient woodland 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Coal Tit 🌳 Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 9 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +90 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾ walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾ Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen to Selsfield Common, Standen Walking route 13.6 km ▾ This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Iron Walk, Nymans Walking route 3.5 km ▾ Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾ ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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▾ Good to know 🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Badger
Badger
Meles meles2024
Meles meles2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Emperor Dragonfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator2024
Anax imperator2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Willowherb Epilobium
Willowherb Epilobium
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bamboo Bambusa
Bamboo Bambusa
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Rose Rosa
Rose Rosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Water-Dropwort Oenanthe
Water-Dropwort Oenanthe
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Pine Pinus
Pine Pinus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Knapweed Centaurea
Knapweed Centaurea
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Pear Pyrus communis
Pear Pyrus communis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Birch Betula
Birch Betula
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Pastinaca sativa subsp. urens Pastinaca sativa subsp. urens2024
Pastinaca sativa subsp. urens Pastinaca sativa subsp. urens2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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