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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Dilated Scalewort, Heather +6 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Bronze Shieldbug, Violet Ground Beetle · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
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.
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
🚴Cycling
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route KCycling route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Route JCycling route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 858 m
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 696 m
Wildlife to spot
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