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Rainbow Wood

3 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.16961, -0.21418

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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 — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Burnet, Wood Club-rush, Male-fern +8 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Great Burnet, Wood Club-rush, Male-fern +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route DCycling route
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Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
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Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Rainbow Wood

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Rainbow Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Roman Catholic Church of the English MartyrsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Willoughby FieldsUrban park4 km→🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve1.4 km→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park1.8 km→

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