The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.15602, -0.14435
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
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Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
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Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
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Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
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Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
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Show on map Outwood Common Walk at Harewoods Walking route 4 km ▾
Enjoy a refreshing circular walk through ancient woodland and across open farmland. See what the farmers are growing in their fields and discover an enchanting hidden pond. Slopes, uneven terrain, stiles & gates present.
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13,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +27
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 American Mink · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole
American Mink Neovison vison Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Western Honey Bee · Oedemera lurida · Red-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Hoverfly +19
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Common Carder Bee 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Musk-mallow
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Musk-mallow Malva moschata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +27
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 American Mink · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole
American Mink Neovison vison Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Western Honey Bee · Oedemera lurida · Red-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Hoverfly +19
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Common Carder Bee 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Musk-mallow
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Musk-mallow Malva moschata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pascuorum2025
Bombus pascuorum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Mining bee Andrena2025
Mining bee Andrena2025 