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Pond Bay

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.07408, -0.17781

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Beech, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Holly, Bugle +178 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Holly, Bugle +178 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

102 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 F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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Route ACycling 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

Pylon south of Parish Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylon south of Parish Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park2.2 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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New Pond

South of Tilgate Forest

Medium958 m→

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