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Duckell's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.09118, -0.06743

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodlark, Raven, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodlark, Raven, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Beech +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Remote Sedge, Hazel +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhododendron Leafhopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhododendron Leafhopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 27 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
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Bluebell Walk at StandenWalking route4.8 km

This moderate walk takes in the whole Standen Estate & wider countryside. If you visit in April and early May, you'll see the carpet of bluebells and spring flowers in Rockinghill Wood. Hills, rough ground & one steep slope. Not suitable for wheels.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Maidenbower - Pound HillCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 21Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction with Vowels Lane

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath junction with Vowels Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WEIRWOOD RESERVOIRNature reserve2.9 km→✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site3.4 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park3.5 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site800 m→🌱Saint Hill ManorUrban park3.2 km→✦STANDENHistoric site3.7 km→

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