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Bramley Field

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Medusa Mushroom, Garlic Parachute +11 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Medusa Mushroom, Garlic Parachute +11 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crosswort, Cuckooflower, Marsh-marigold +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +150 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Westlands Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: unclassified
Frithwood Farmbridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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