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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.08653, -0.19124

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver Birch, Holly, Hawthorn +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Minotaur Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
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Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

129 signed routes nearby

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Route KCycling route
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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodgate Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodgate Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park1.1 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park3.1 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park900 m→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park1.1 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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New Pond

South of Tilgate Forest

Medium891 m→