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Broadfield Forest - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.10660, -0.19886

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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
  • 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

139 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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Route BCycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Captains Walk, Southgate, Crawley

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Captains Walk, Southgate, Crawley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park2 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park2.3 km→🌱Goff's ParkUrban park800 m→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park1.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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New Pond

South of Tilgate Forest

Medium3.0 km→

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