Grenehurst Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.13915, -0.32984
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, Dark-edged Bee-fly +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, Dark-edged Bee-fly +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 800 m ▾
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Woodland Bluebell Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 1 km ▾
This short but hilly walk around Frank's Wood on Leith Hill takes in views across to the South Downs and, between April and May, a colourful array of scented bluebells. Woodland paths with steep ascents & descents, steps and slippery areas.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Vann Lake Road bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Path type: unclassified
Show on map BW 188 bridleway · 367 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 367 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map BW 169 bridleway · 556 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 556 m Path type: service
Show on map BW 171 bridleway · 309 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 309 m Path type: service
Show on map BW 186 bridleway · 589 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 589 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,073 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Dunnock · Goldcrest · Robin · Chiffchaff +25
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhingia campestris +46
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,073 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Dunnock · Goldcrest · Robin · Chiffchaff +25
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhingia campestris +46
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Chaoborus pallidus Chaoborus pallidus2024
Chaoborus pallidus Chaoborus pallidus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2024
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2024
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2024
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024 