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Brickyard Copse

✦ Ancient woodland47 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

51.07657, -0.25332

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 135m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dodder, Lesser Stitchwort, Broom +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

50 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 ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 858 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 858 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 696 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 696 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dwelling on Springfield Lane

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dwelling on Springfield Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Ifield Mill PondUrban park4.2 km→🦉BROADFIELD PARKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.9 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Roffey Park

Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

1.2 km→
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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

2.0 km→

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