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Alder Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.06080, -0.14572

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 460m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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
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
Westup Roadpublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Westup Roadpublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Westup Roadpublic footpath · 425 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 425 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Alder Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Alder Wood

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦NYMANSHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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