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Homestead Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.04412, -0.20973

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Selfheal, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +146 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal 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
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route H (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Roadbridleway · 748 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 748 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Park Roadbridleway · 50 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Roadbridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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Homestead Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦NYMANSHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Nymans Wild GardenUrban park1.1 km→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Staplefield CommonUrban park2 km→🌱Woodgate GreenUrban park4.6 km→

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