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Oldhouse Gorse

3 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.98652, -0.39778

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Elder +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane, Bush Vetch, Bracken +123 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Fleabane, Bush Vetch, Bracken +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Knepp Wildland Orange RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
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
Broomers Cornerpublic footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 223Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 223Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coolham Airfieldbridleway · 649 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 649 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦KNEPP CASTLEHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Dial Post Village GreenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3 km→✦Baybridge WharfHistoric site4.1 km→🌱St George's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🌱St George's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→

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