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Whitevane Plain - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Peter Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.07188, -0.27375

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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
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 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
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitevane Pond

📷 Peter Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitevane Pond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Roffey Park

Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

571 m→
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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

838 m→

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