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Hard's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.03981, -0.32638

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Grass Vetchling, Yellow Archangel +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Sweet Chestnut, Bristly Oxtongue +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 550 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 550 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Exit from the northern end of Hard's Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Exit from the northern end of Hard's Wood

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Nearby places

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🏞️SOUTHWATERCountry park2.6 km→🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park2.2 km→

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