Horleyland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.14859, -0.15118
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 73m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 73m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hoary Ragwort, Pennyroyal, Broad-leaved Helleborine +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Harewoods Lodge Farm Walk, Harewoods Walking route 8.3 km ▾
This ancient path winds through paths and farms that form a large part of the countryside in and around the picturesque village of Outwood. Stroll through the woodlands and wheat fields on this gentle 5-mile walk. Level surface with some gentle slopes.
Named route Length 8.3 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Public footpath 360_1Sy in Upper Pickett's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
19,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Egyptian Goose · Canada Goose +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wood Mouse · Bank Vole
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-eared Terrapin · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Large Willow Aphid · Sphaerophoria scripta +10
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Banded Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Egyptian Goose · Canada Goose +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wood Mouse · Bank Vole
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-eared Terrapin · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt +1
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Large Willow Aphid · Sphaerophoria scripta +10
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Banded Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hoary Ragwort · Pennyroyal
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2025
Calopteryx splendens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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