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Furthurhouse Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.05844, -0.05098

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Feather-moss +219 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking 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
Hollybush Wood Walk, StandenWalking route2.4 km

A short walk around Hollybush Wood, a tree covered part of the original Standen Estate. Ancient woodland indicators, orchids, bluebells, dog's mercury & others grow in abundance. Stoats & weasels live in the undergrowth & deer can be seen in the trees

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Looking east from Hammingden Lane

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking east from Hammingden Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site3 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park3.1 km→🦉WEIRWOOD RESERVOIRNature reserve4.1 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site3.6 km→✦STONEHURSTHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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