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Townhouse Copse

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.09118, -0.39488

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Marsh Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Marsh Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Spindle Toughshank, King Alfred's Cakes +33 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Spindle Toughshank, King Alfred's Cakes +33 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Hornbeam +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Tripe Fungus, Chicken Of The Woods, Madarch y Coed +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Townhouse Copse

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Townhouse Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park4.5 km→🌱Henhouse CopseUrban park3.3 km→🌱The RecUrban park3.4 km→✦WARNHAM COURTHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Warnham ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉WARNHAMNature reserve4.8 km→

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