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Halfsmock Bottom

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.09713, -0.14603

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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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route JCycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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Route BCycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whitely Hillbridleway · 691 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Whitely Hillbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland beside Balcombe Road

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland beside Balcombe Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park2.4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park1.9 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park2.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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New Pond

South of Tilgate Forest

Medium2.9 km→

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