Gales Drive Allotments
Getting here
51.11822, -0.17558
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Cafe 89 — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Cafe 89 — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Bent +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bank Haircap, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Bent +41 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Three-cornered Garlic, Garlic Mustard +6 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Worth WayWalking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
🚴Cycling
147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route KCycling route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Route JCycling route
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Route DCycling route
Route BCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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