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Mill Farm Hanger

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.07221, -0.46718

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Plantain, Bladderwort, Hazel +246 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Gibbons Mill Lanebridleway · 612 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 612 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge in Mill Farm Hanger

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge in Mill Farm Hanger

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🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park3.1 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field1.5 km→✦Ringwork in Broomhall CopseHistoric site3 km→✦MotteHistoric site3 km→✦MoatHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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