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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +79 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine, Hazel +23 more · last seen 2026
Hiking
Strong match
Marked walking trail; Named hiking route nearby: High Weald Landscape Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby · 121 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Worth WayWalking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Bluebell Walk at StandenWalking route4.8 km
This moderate walk takes in the whole Standen Estate & wider countryside. If you visit in April and early May, you'll see the carpet of bluebells and spring flowers in Rockinghill Wood. Hills, rough ground & one steep slope. Not suitable for wheels.
Hollybush Wood Walk, StandenWalking route2.4 km
A short walk around Hollybush Wood, a tree covered part of the original Standen Estate. Ancient woodland indicators, orchids, bluebells, dog's mercury & others grow in abundance. Stoats & weasels live in the undergrowth & deer can be seen in the trees
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Station Roadpublic footpath · 66 m
Woodsidepublic footpath · 67 m
🚴Cycling
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Route 21Cycling route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Main RouteCycling route40 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Longview Lanebridleway · 97 m
Bayhams Fieldbridleway · 42 m
Bluebell Lanebridleway · 210 m
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