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Wakehurst

355 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome355 ha

Getting here

51.06469, -0.09475

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Picnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Marsh Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: WAKEHURST PLACE; Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Tormentil, Hogweed +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tillinghurst Lanepublic footpath · 466 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 466 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Church Lanepublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Tilgate to Furnace GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ICycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Maidenbower - Pound HillCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slopes of Westwood Valley, Wakehurst

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slopes of Westwood Valley, Wakehurst

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site100 m→✦BORDE HILLHistoric site4.9 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site3.9 km→✦STONEHURSTHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Quiet GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Borde Hill GardenUrban park4.9 km→