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✦ Ancient woodland175 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome175 ha

Getting here

51.06803, -0.26556

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gorse, Sweet Chestnut, Wood-sorrel +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 858 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 858 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 696 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 696 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Main south-north track, St. Leonard's Forest

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Main south-north track, St. Leonard's Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.9 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

766 m→
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Roffey Park

Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

980 m→

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