Horleyland Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.15689, -0.15086
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
Deciduous 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 · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Route J (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Photos Entrance to Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Gatwick
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Wildlife to spot
13,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,837 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Swallow +24
Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 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 · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Hoverfly · Oedemera lurida · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +22
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 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 13,837 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Swallow +24
Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 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 · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Hoverfly · Oedemera lurida · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +22
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 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
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
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
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica2025
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
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
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Mining bee Andrena2025
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