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Flax Field - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.10897, -0.15121

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 21

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking 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
Atkinson Roadpublic footpath · 178 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: residential
Crawley Greenwaypublic footpath · 230 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mPath type: footway
Cranmer Walkpublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

138 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 BCycling 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
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Bowerbridleway · 139 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 139 mPath type: service
Worth Waybridleway · 150 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheldon Close, Maidenbower, Crawley

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheldon Close, Maidenbower, Crawley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park2.6 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park1 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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