Julia and Emma's Arboretum
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.03518, -0.39575
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Smugglers' Lanebridleway · 229 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mPath type: bridleway
Smugglers' Lanebridleway · 209 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface groundPath type: track
Muntham Drivebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Muntham Drivebridleway · 742 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 742 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Muntham Drivebridleway · 202 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Comma · Glow-worm +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Foxglove · Dog's Mercury
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Comma · Glow-worm +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Foxglove · Dog's Mercury
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024