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Getting here
51.13288, -0.07682
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Nymphaea, Atlas Cedar +2 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Carabus problematicus · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Worth WayWalking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Furnace Farm Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Furnace Farm Roadpublic footpath · 144 m
Green Lanepublic footpath · 181 m
🚴Cycling
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route BCycling route
Copthorne to CrawleyCycling route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Outwood and Smallfield link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Chapel Lanebridleway · 345 m
Chapel Lanebridleway · 271 m
Chapel Lanebridleway · 94 m
Wildlife to spot
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