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Heathers Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.06114, -0.44633

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Hazel, Bramble +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Dog's Mercury, Bluebell +187 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heather Copse

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🌱Julia and Emma's ArboretumUrban park4.6 km→🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park1.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱Plumtree Cross HillUrban park4.7 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field2.7 km→

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