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Woodfield Copse

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

51.02202, -0.52779

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Firecrest, Pheasant +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Firecrest, Pheasant +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Primrose, Hedge Woundwort +229 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Eristalis pertinax, Speckled Bush-cricket +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Eristalis pertinax, Speckled Bush-cricket +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kirdland Road west of Jacksland Copse

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kirdland Road west of Jacksland Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→🐄Fishers Farm ParkVisitor farm2.7 km→✦Jubliee Oaks MemorialHistoric site4.8 km→

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