Foster's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 55 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.12003, -0.29618
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 678 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 678 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Corridor 1a Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 228 - Kilnwood Vale Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Horsham to Warnham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Rabbit +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wood-sorrel · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Rabbit +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wood-sorrel · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 