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Furze Field

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.10739, -0.25836

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Toadflax, Rowan, Garlic Mustard +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Malachite Beetle, Common Darter +97 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Malachite Beetle, Common Darter +97 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kilnwood Lanebridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Kilnwood Lanebridleway · 182 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mSurface concrete:lanesPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Furze Field

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Goff's ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Ifield Mill PondUrban park2.5 km→🦉BROADFIELD PARKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Ifield Brook MeadowsUrban park3 km→⛪The Shared Church of Christ the LordReligious grounds4 km→🌱Willoughby FieldsUrban park4.7 km→

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