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Sewells Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.13384, -0.32644

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal 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
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The GardenMountain bike route
Named route
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Toad of Toad HallMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 171bridleway · 309 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 309 mPath type: service
BW 171bridleway · 276 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 276 mPath type: track
BW 186bridleway · 589 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 589 mPath type: bridleway
BW 171bridleway · 480 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 480 mPath type: service
BW 171bridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Grenhurst Copse

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Grenhurst Copse

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🌱Market GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→🌱Front WoodUrban park3.9 km→🌱Woodhams ShawUrban park4.5 km→🌱Holbrook ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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