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North Wood

18 ha

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.00150, -0.49260

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Firecrest, Woodlark +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Firecrest, Woodlark +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spindle, Early-purple Orchid, Crosswort +143 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spindle, Early-purple Orchid, Crosswort +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent 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 Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Westlands Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: unclassified
Frithwood Farmbridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to North Wood

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🐄Fishers Farm ParkVisitor farm3.2 km→⛪St Gabriel's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Hammonds Mill (Ruin)Historic site4.1 km→

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