Getting here
51.04829, -0.19629
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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Selfheal, Compact Rush +218 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Selfheal, Compact Rush +218 more · last seen 2026
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
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
Blue & Orange Walkspublic footpath · 7 m
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route HCycling route
Route FCycling route
Route H (incomplete)Cycling route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Hatchgate LaneCycling route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Park Roadbridleway · 748 m
Wildlife to spot
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