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Furzefield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.95856, -0.37838

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bentons Lanebridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: track
Bentons Lanebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: track
Bentons Lanebridleway · 433 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 433 mPath type: track
Bentons Lanebridleway · 53 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mPath type: track
Bentons Lanebridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oakwood

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oakwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KNEPP CASTLEHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Dial Post Village GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ashington Millennium GardenUrban park3.1 km→✦LITTLE THAKEHAMHistoric site4.5 km→⚽Ashington Recreational GroundPlaying field3.1 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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