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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.07147, -0.27442
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Wren +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Wren +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Dilated Scalewort, Coltsfoot +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Hazel, Rough Hawkbit
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Birdcage Walk public footpath · 260 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 260 m Path type: footway
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crawley Avenue Cycle Tracks Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Corridor 1a Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mick Mills' Race bridleway · 696 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 696 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
29,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +31
Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dilated Scalewort · Coltsfoot · Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Garden Privet +2
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +31
Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dilated Scalewort · Coltsfoot · Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Garden Privet +2
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Horse-chestnut
Horse-chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Aesculus hippocastanum2025
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