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Copthorne Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland136 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome136 ha

Getting here

51.12906, -0.10719

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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 51m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, House Martin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, House Martin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Bank Haircap, Even Scalewort +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Large Yellow Underwing +186 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Large Yellow Underwing +186 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Dandelion, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pembley Greenpublic footpath · 117 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Mill Roadpublic footpath · 234 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 234 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Cottage Placepublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells, Birchen Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells, Birchen Wood

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