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Toat Copse

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.05377, -0.39744

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Ramsons, Smooth Hawk's-beard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional 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

26 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House near Lower Toat Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House near Lower Toat Farm

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🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.6 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🌱The RecUrban park2.9 km→🌱Public Playing FieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱Warnham ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦WARNHAM COURTHistoric site4.9 km→

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