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Compasses Wood - Open water

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.11110, -0.11589

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

3 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk from Standen to Kingscote Bluebell Railway, StandenWalking route9.6 km

A country walk for more experienced walkers to and from Kingscote Station and the celebrated Bluebell Steam Railway.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Standinghall Lanepublic footpath · 691 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 691 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Standinghall Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

126 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
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Route BCycling route
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Route ACycling route
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Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route NCycling 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cycle Route 21 (Worth Way)bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Worth Waybridleway · 785 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 785 mSurface dirtPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Compasses Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.9 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park3.5 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park2.6 km→🦉WATERLEA MEADOWSNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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