Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.12292, -0.20262
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Tufted Vetch, Common Fleabane +75 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Syrphus +16 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
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Worth WayWalking route▾
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Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route▾
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Riverside WalkWalking route13 km▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
153 signed routes nearby
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
10 nearby · Free · 222m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Noctule
Nyctalus noctula2025
Nyctalus noctula2025
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