Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.08561, -0.34877
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Blue Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Blue Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Tufted Duck, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Shelley Cycle Pathpublic footpath · 109 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Lucas Roadpublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: residential
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh Hill link
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
61,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
61,838 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Teal · Mallard +39
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
61,838 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Teal · Mallard +39
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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