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Old Copse

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Pete Chapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.06187, -0.22047

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Hawker, Juniper Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Common Liverwort, Lords-and-Ladies +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Ramsons, Evergreen Oak

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal 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
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route JCycling route
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Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Hyde Estate, Handcross, West Sussex

📷 Pete Chapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hyde Estate, Handcross, West Sussex

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