Getting here
51.11858, -0.34367
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Vetch, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +51 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Azure Damselfly, Stag Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Azure Damselfly, Stag Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Crab Apple, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Etherley Farm Loop, Leith HillWalking route2.4 km
The loop will add an additional 1.5miles to the woodland trail, taking you across a landscape of farmland and parkland. This hour long walk can become very muddy under foot, if wet.
FP 175public footpath · 688 m
Wattlehurst Drive (FP 175)public footpath · 662 m
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Corridor 1aCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
BW 173bridleway · 390 m
BW 173bridleway · 236 m
BW 173bridleway · 157 m
Smugglers' Lane (BW 173)bridleway · 240 m
BW 557bridleway · 781 m
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