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✦ Ancient woodland51 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

51.07848, -0.12123

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 390m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Crossbill, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Crossbill, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Hay-scented Buckler-fern, Rusty-Back Fern +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Keeled Skimmer +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk from Standen to Kingscote Bluebell Railway, StandenWalking route9.6 km

A country walk for more experienced walkers to and from Kingscote Station and the celebrated Bluebell Steam Railway.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Roadpublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Boundary Roadpublic footpath · 638 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 638 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 439 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 439 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horseshoe Field/Pit Field

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horseshoe Field/Pit Field

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park4.6 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park4.6 km→

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