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Kiln Copse

✦ Ancient woodland67 ha
WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Wood Melick, Hedge Bindweed +252 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Marsh Tit, Wren +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Marsh Tit, Wren +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Rose Chafer, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Rose Chafer, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Lays/Summer Field/The Rushetts

Great Lays/Summer Field/The Rushetts

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