Broadstone Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.12173, -0.39560
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Purple Toothwort +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Etherley Farm Loop, Leith Hill Walking route 2.4 km ▾
The loop will add an additional 1.5miles to the woodland trail, taking you across a landscape of farmland and parkland. This hour long walk can become very muddy under foot, if wet.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Horsham to Warnham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cranleigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 4.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Monks Lane bridleway · 219 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 219 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Broad-bodied Chaser · Hairy Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Purple Toothwort · Bugle · Ground-ivy · Hornbeam · Giant Hogweed +1
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina Bugle Ajuga reptans Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Broad-bodied Chaser · Hairy Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Purple Toothwort · Bugle · Ground-ivy · Hornbeam · Giant Hogweed +1
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina Bugle Ajuga reptans Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2023
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2023
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Hard-fern
Hard-fern
Blechnum spicant2022
Blechnum spicant2022
