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Charlie's Wood

5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.08092, -0.34381

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Blue Tit, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Blue Tit, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Carabus nemoralis, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — Carabus nemoralis, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: service
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: service
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 267 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mPath type: service
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Daux Hillbridleway · 675 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 675 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Daux Hillbridleway · 327 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Garage, Salmons, Robin Hood Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Garage, Salmons, Robin Hood Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park800 m→🌱Human Nature GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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