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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.11580, -0.19572
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Holly, Yarrow +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Holly, Yarrow +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Platycheirus rosarum +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Platycheirus rosarum +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route F (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route D Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,931 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,931 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +43
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Anser anser x Branta canadensis Anser anser x Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Slender Ground-hopper Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,931 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +43
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Anser anser x Branta canadensis Anser anser x Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Slender Ground-hopper Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tetrix subulata
Tetrix subulata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 