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Mount Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.10023, -0.36968

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Vetch, Bugle +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Vetch, Bugle +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Crab Apple, Fennel, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west along the edge of Mount Wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking west along the edge of Mount Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park3.6 km→🌱Human Nature GardenUrban park5 km→🌱Henhouse CopseUrban park2.2 km→✦WARNHAM COURTHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Warnham ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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