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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.07317, -0.36105
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 278 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 278 mPath type: residential
Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 104 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: residential
Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 32 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: residential
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh Hill link
Named routeRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Roadbridleway · 298 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 298 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanebridleway · 256 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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Garden spider seen on hedge
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33,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
33,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Teal · Blackbird · Chaffinch +38
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +6
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Teal · Blackbird · Chaffinch +38
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +6
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonum