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St Nicolas' Church

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.04849, -0.38739

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Cuckooflower +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Cuckooflower +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Midland Hawthorn +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horsham to WarnhamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Muntham Drivebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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St Nicolas Church

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️SOUTHWATERCountry park4.2 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.1 km→

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