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Great Wildgoose Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.09929, -0.06300

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Vowels Lane 110m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Enchanter's-nightshade, Common Hemp-nettle +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dormans Park Walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 21Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holstein Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holstein Wood

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🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉WEIRWOOD RESERVOIRNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park4.4 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site1.1 km→

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