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Getting here
51.08865, -0.11380
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Front Quad 232m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Front Quad 232m away — 8 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Crossbill +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Crossbill +71 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Hay-scented Buckler-fern, Rusty-Back Fern +2 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +2 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Worth WayWalking route
Walk from Standen to Kingscote Bluebell Railway, StandenWalking route9.6 km
A country walk for more experienced walkers to and from Kingscote Station and the celebrated Bluebell Steam Railway.
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 439 m
Victorian Causewaypublic footpath · 21 m
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 33 m
🚴Cycling
108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Route DCycling route
Route ACycling route
Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Route C (incomplete)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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