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Sheepfield Hanger

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

50.98448, -0.53330

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood-sorrel, Ground-ivy +144 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Barren Strawberry, Sweet Chestnut +20 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pallingham Quay Farmbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crossways in Quay Copse

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crossways in Quay Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stopham BridgeHistoric site3.2 km→✦Lower Fittleworth South BridgeHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough ParkHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Hardham PrioryHistoric site4.4 km→

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