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Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.09067, -0.36491
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Crab Apple, Fennel, Blackthorn +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Lucas Road public footpath · 134 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 134 m Path type: residential
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Corridor 1a Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pedlars Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broadbridge Heath to Horsham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bluebells on footpath in Limekiln Plat Copse
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Wildlife to spot
14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Firecrest · Robin +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodlark Lullula arborea Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hawker · Carabus nemoralis · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Fennel · Blackthorn · Giant Hogweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Vetch
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Firecrest · Robin +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodlark Lullula arborea Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hawker · Carabus nemoralis · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Fennel · Blackthorn · Giant Hogweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Vetch
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-eyed Damselfly
Red-eyed Damselfly
Erythromma najas2025
Erythromma najas2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2025
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025