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Budd's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.09756, -0.26931

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 426m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Toadflax, Snowdrop, Rowan +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Violet Ground Beetle, Common Earwig +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Violet Ground Beetle, Common Earwig +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kilnwood Lanebridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Kilnwood Lanebridleway · 182 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mSurface concrete:lanesPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goff's ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Ifield Mill PondUrban park3.5 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Ifield Brook MeadowsUrban park4.3 km→🦉WARNHAMNature reserve4.5 km→⛪The Shared Church of Christ the LordReligious grounds4.6 km→

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Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

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