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Grenehurst Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 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 routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Leith Hill Woodland Bluebell Walk, Leith HillWalking route1 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 routeLength 1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The GardenMountain bike route
Named route
Route 66Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Toad of Toad HallMountain bike route
Named route
CaspersMountain bike route
Named route
Windy WillowsMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Vann Lake Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: unclassified
BW 188bridleway · 367 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 367 mPath type: bridleway
BW 169bridleway · 556 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 556 mPath type: service
BW 171bridleway · 309 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 309 mPath type: service
BW 186bridleway · 589 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 589 mPath type: bridleway

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