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Common Plantation

2 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +133 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +133 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +15 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border Pathpublic footpath · 632 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 632 mPath type: footway
Tandridge Border Pathpublic footpath · 445 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 445 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route C (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route B (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Haskins Garden Centre at Snowhill

Haskins Garden Centre at Snowhill

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