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St Edward Confessor Church

📷 The Voice of Hassocks · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.11659, -0.14831

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 157m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Swift +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Swift +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bent, Red Fescue, Common Sorrel +55 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bent, Red Fescue, Common Sorrel +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Green Lanepublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: service
Green Lanepublic footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: service
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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Worth Waybridleway · 221 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 221 mPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Edward the Confessor RC Church, Pound Hill, Crawley

📷 The Voice of Hassocks · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

St Edward the Confessor RC Church, Pound Hill, Crawley

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park3.4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park1.5 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park1.4 km→🦉WATERLEA MEADOWSNature reserve1.4 km→

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