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Copthorne Upper Common - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.14208, -0.09751

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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 242m 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

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route C (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route B (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapel Lanebridleway · 271 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 271 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 345 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 345 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Copthorne Preparatory School

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Copthorne Preparatory School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉GRATTONS PARKNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Worth Park LakeUrban park4.1 km→🌱Grattons ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Copthorne ParkUrban park1.6 km→🐄British Wildlife CentreVisitor farm5 km→

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