Planted Ash ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.02747, -0.40394
Open directionsv 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Cuckooflower, Early-purple Orchid +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Knepp Wildland Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horsham to Warnham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pedlars Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broadbridge Heath to Horsham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Comma · Glow-worm +9
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cuckooflower · Black Nightshade · Foxglove · Early-purple Orchid
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Comma · Glow-worm +9
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cuckooflower · Black Nightshade · Foxglove · Early-purple Orchid
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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