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Gravatt's Hanger

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.08905, -0.44412

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hornbeam, Field Maple +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Brown Hairstreak, Glow-worm +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Brown Hairstreak, Glow-worm +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bowcroft Lanebridleway · 395 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 395 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Bowcroft Lanebridleway · 476 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 476 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Bowcroft Lanebridleway · 295 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 295 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway from Godley's Copse merges with the track to Gravatt's Farm

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway from Godley's Copse merges with the track to Gravatt's Farm

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🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park3 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field1.2 km→✦MoatHistoric site1.7 km→✦Ringwork in Broomhall CopseHistoric site1.7 km→✦MotteHistoric site1.7 km→✦Section of Stane Street 300yds (275m) in length in Roman WoodsHistoric site3 km→

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