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Spring Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.09088, -0.12383

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 439 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 439 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Victorian Causewaypublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: track
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Cycling

123 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
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Whitely Hillbridleway · 691 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond, Spring Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond, Spring Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park3.9 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park3.6 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park4.1 km→

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