Allen's Wood - Grassland 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.14991, -0.14832
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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 220m away — 12 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 220m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Outwood Common Walk at Harewoods Walking route 4 km ▾
Enjoy a refreshing circular walk through ancient woodland and across open farmland. See what the farmers are growing in their fields and discover an enchanting hidden pond. Slopes, uneven terrain, stiles & gates present.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
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Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Route F (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Photos Boardwalk and footpath junction, Pickett's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
14,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Collared Dove · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +27
Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 American Mink · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Red Fox
American Mink Neovison vison Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad +1
Lissotriton Lissotriton Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Western Honey Bee · Oedemera lurida · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +18
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Musk-mallow
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Musk-mallow Malva moschata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Collared Dove · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +27
Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 American Mink · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Red Fox
American Mink Neovison vison Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad +1
Lissotriton Lissotriton Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Western Honey Bee · Oedemera lurida · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +18
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Musk-mallow
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Musk-mallow Malva moschata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphidae2025
Syrphidae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Mining bee Andrena2025
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