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THE HIGH BEECHES

13 ha

📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.06134, -0.18058

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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
  • ☕High Beeches Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Beech, Guelder-rose +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Wood Anemone, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +176 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Wood Anemone, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +176 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 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 DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn leaves at High Beeches

📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn leaves at High Beeches

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park3.6 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦NYMANSHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park3.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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New Pond

South of Tilgate Forest

Medium2.4 km→

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