Furze Field ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.06860, -0.21597
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 464m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 464m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Selfheal, Guelder-rose +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Sweet Chestnut, Wood-sorrel
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Chirosia betuleti +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Chirosia betuleti +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Accessible Route, Nymans Walking route 1.2 km ▾
Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.
Named route Length 1.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Iron Walk, Nymans Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾
4 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
3,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Skylark · Chaffinch +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Selfheal · Guelder-rose · Common Liverwort
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2024 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Skylark · Chaffinch +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Selfheal · Guelder-rose · Common Liverwort
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2024 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polecat
Polecat
Mustela putorius2025
Mustela putorius2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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