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Ironworks (site of)

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.03802, -0.21904

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Selfheal, Compact Rush +130 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Selfheal, Compact Rush +130 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Dock Bug, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker, Dock Bug, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of Slaugham Furnace

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of Slaugham Furnace

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NYMANSHistoric site2 km→🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Nymans Wild GardenUrban park2 km→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Staplefield CommonUrban park2.6 km→🌱Camelia Kitchen GardenUrban park3.9 km→

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