Cox Farm Copse - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.09714, -0.33248
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route▾
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
40,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,958 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Teal · Tufted Duck +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +6
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,958 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Teal · Tufted Duck +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +6
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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