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Leverance Copse

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.05576, -0.45650

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Whitethroat, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Whitethroat, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hazel, Bramble +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Primrose +221 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +266 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +266 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary 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
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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route466 m
Named routeRef 223Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overflow gully drops sharply into Leverance Copse

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overflow gully drops sharply into Leverance Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→🌱Julia and Emma's ArboretumUrban park4.8 km→🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park2.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field3.2 km→

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