Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Remote Sedge, Common Smoothcap +10 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Worth WayWalking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
🚴Cycling
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route BCycling route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Maidenbower - Pound HillCycling route
Route 21Cycling route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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