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Edolphs Copse

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.16715, -0.23368

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2020

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
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Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route DCycling route
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Route ACycling route
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Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route NCycling route
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Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
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Route B (incomplete)Cycling route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Beggarhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 836 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 836 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Faint path in Edolphs Copse

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Faint path in Edolphs Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Willoughby FieldsUrban park4.2 km→🌱Roman Catholic Church of the English MartyrsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.6 km→🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve0 m→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park1.6 km→

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