South Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.10899, -0.27424
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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Common Spotted-orchid, Japanese Knotweed +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 678 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 678 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crawley Avenue Cycle Tracks Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Enclosed footpath by field
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Wildlife to spot
5,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Thrush Species Turdus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Starlings Sturnidae2022 Badger · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +3
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Earwig · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Purple Toadflax · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Garlic Mustard · Blackthorn
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Thrush Species Turdus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Starlings Sturnidae2022 Badger · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +3
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Earwig · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Purple Toadflax · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Garlic Mustard · Blackthorn
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea2023
Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea2023 2022
2022
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