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Wellfield Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.14517, -0.13459

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
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Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
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Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

169 signed routes nearby

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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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Wildlife to spot

Photos

M23 southbound

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M23 southbound

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park4.6 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park4.6 km→🦉GRATTONS PARKNature reserve2.6 km→🌱Three Bridges Playing FieldUrban park4.2 km→

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