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Furnace Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.14073, -0.07361

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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

15 signed routes nearby · 37 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
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake View Roadpublic footpath · 879 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 879 mPath type: residential
Green Lanepublic footpath · 181 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mPath type: unclassified
Furnace Farm Roadpublic footpath · 338 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 338 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Outwood and Smallfield link

Named routeRegional 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Chapel Lanebridleway · 94 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards furnace wood

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards furnace wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Mount Noddy Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Mount Noddy Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🐄British Wildlife CentreVisitor farm4.1 km→🏞️WORTH WAYCountry park2.1 km→

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