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Bones Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.15846, -0.07589

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

14 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling 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
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Outwood and Smallfield link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Park Rd, B2028

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Park Rd, B2028

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gun PondUrban park4.4 km→🦉BLINDLEY HEATHNature reserve3.8 km→🌱Talbot Road recreation groundUrban park4.5 km→🦉CENTENARY FIELDSNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Jenners FieldUrban park4.7 km→🐄British Wildlife CentreVisitor farm2.6 km→

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