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Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsSeasonalWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.06995, -0.11873

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 299m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Toothwort, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Boundary Roadpublic footpath · 414 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 414 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Boundary Roadpublic footpath · 638 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 638 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Boundary Roadpublic footpath · 904 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 904 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling 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 HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tilgate to Furnace GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Upperstaff Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Upperstaff Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park1.8 km→✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site1.9 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Quiet GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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