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Hammerhill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland167 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome167 ha

Getting here

51.05458, -0.23645

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Fritillary, Marsh St John's-wort +9 more · last seen 2025

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

9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tilgate to Furnace GreenCycling 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
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Carterslodge Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path on field edge passes dead wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path on field edge passes dead wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NYMANSHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Nymans Wild GardenUrban park2.9 km→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Staplefield CommonUrban park4.2 km→🌱Woodgate GreenUrban park4.5 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

2.9 km→

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