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Millpond Plantation

13 ha

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.08249, -0.32615

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Pixies' Hollowbridleway · 543 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 543 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in the Millpond Plantation, Warnham Nature Reserve

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in the Millpond Plantation, Warnham Nature Reserve

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🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park900 m→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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