Frenches Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.11193, -0.39802
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ 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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Spindle Toughshank, King Alfred's Cakes +32 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Spindle Toughshank, King Alfred's Cakes +32 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bugle, Ground-ivy +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brown Hairstreak +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brown Hairstreak +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Horsham to Warnham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broadbridge Heath to Horsham 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Monks Lane bridleway · 420 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 420 m Path type: service
Show on map Monks Lane bridleway · 219 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 219 m Path type: service
Show on 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
2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hairy Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter +2
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bugle · Ground-ivy · Hornbeam
Bugle Ajuga reptans Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hairy Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter +2
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bugle · Ground-ivy · Hornbeam
Bugle Ajuga reptans Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat Myotis mystacinus/brandtii2021
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat Myotis mystacinus/brandtii2021
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2020
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2020
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2020
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2020 2024
2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024 