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Hawksbourne Wood

✦ Ancient woodland63 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

51.09803, -0.28961

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Toadflax, Greater Quaking-grass, Field Maple +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, 16-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +26 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, 16-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bush Lanebridleway · 203 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 203 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bush Lanebridleway · 941 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 941 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

To Allingham Farm through Allingham Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

To Allingham Farm through Allingham Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

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