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The Warren

4 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Bank Haircap, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Bank Haircap, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Stenurella melanura, Minotaur Beetle +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker, Stenurella melanura, Minotaur Beetle +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route H (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Warren Virgate - private property

Warren Virgate - private property

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