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Birch Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.01622, -0.26650

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 163m away — 2 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

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 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
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
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Job's Castlepublic footpath · 228 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 228 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Job's Castlebridleway · 537 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 537 mSurface groundPath type: track
Mill Lanebridleway · 424 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 424 mPath type: unclassified
Mill Lanebridleway · 68 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westside Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westside Wood

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🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park800 m→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site900 m→✦SEDGWICK PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱The SpaUrban park100 m→🌱The SpaUrban park200 m→🌱Camelia Kitchen GardenUrban park300 m→

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