Beech Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.04457, -0.40607
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary 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
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
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Elmhurst Lanebridleway · 402 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 402 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
6,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,041 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Muscovy Duck · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Egyptian Goose +16
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Marbled White · Large White +21
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Foxglove · Cornflower · Wood Anemone · Honesty
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
- HonestyLunaria annua2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,041 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Muscovy Duck · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Egyptian Goose +16
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Marbled White · Large White +21
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Foxglove · Cornflower · Wood Anemone · Honesty
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
- HonestyLunaria annua2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2022Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2022Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2022Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2022Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Events & activities nearby
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