Brockley Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.16473, -0.18488
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 241m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 241m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named hiking route nearby: Sussex Border Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
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Show on map Crawley Avenue Cycle Tracks Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Photos Junction of Forge Place with Povey Cross Road
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Wildlife to spot
14,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lissotriton Lissotriton 7-spot Ladybird · Hoverfly · Large Willow Aphid · Southern Hawker · Woundwort Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lissotriton Lissotriton 7-spot Ladybird · Hoverfly · Large Willow Aphid · Southern Hawker · Woundwort Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2025
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 