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Alder Copse

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.01737, -0.33775

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Ben's Field Southwater 80m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Raven +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Raven +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Daffodil, Crosswort +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Pedunculate Oak, Great Scented Liverwort +4 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 223

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stakers Lanebridleway · 398 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 398 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge on path from Nutham Wood to Fox End Farm

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge on path from Nutham Wood to Fox End Farm

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🏞️SOUTHWATERCountry park700 m→🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→🌱Public Playing FieldUrban park1.1 km→

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