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Woodfield Copse

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

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
🚶

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

Kirdland Road west of Jacksland Copse

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