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Getting here
51.12348, -0.16142
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Bent +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Bent +40 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Three-cornered Garlic, Bristly Oxtongue +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 21
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Worth WayWalking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
🚴Cycling
154 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route KCycling route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Route JCycling route
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Route DCycling route
Route BCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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