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Five Acres Allotments

📷 David Stoker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.12312, -0.18564

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Yarrow, Wood Avens +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Yarrow, Wood Avens +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Meadowsweet +6 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
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Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
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Tandridge Border PathWalking route
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Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

155 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route JCycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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Route BCycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oak Way, Northgate

📷 David Stoker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oak Way, Northgate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park3.3 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park2.1 km→🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Goff's ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park2 km→

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