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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.06567, -0.42347
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wren, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Lily Beetle +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional 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
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route385 m▾
Named routeRef 223Length 385 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 223Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants10 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackthorn · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Dog's Mercury +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants10 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackthorn · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Dog's Mercury +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna2025
Crataegus monogyna2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024