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Northland Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.05017, -0.28623

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

17 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
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Gaggle Wood from Alder Copse

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Gaggle Wood from Alder Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

1.8 km→

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