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Homestead Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.04510, -0.20196

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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
  • 🅿️Nymans 287m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
East Park Lanepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
East Park Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
East Park Lanepublic footpath · 182 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 182 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route H (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Named route
Hatchgate LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Roadbridleway · 748 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 748 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Park Roadbridleway · 50 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Roadbridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland walk at Nymans

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland walk at Nymans

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NYMANSHistoric site600 m→🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Nymans Wild GardenUrban park500 m→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Staplefield CommonUrban park1.6 km→🌱Woodgate GreenUrban park4.4 km→

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