Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels remain high on the Burstow Stream this evening, 22 January 2026.

Flooding of low lying land, roads and footpaths remains possible near to the Burstow Stream throughout the evening and overnight into Friday 23 January 2026, particularly around Bonehurst Bridge.

Weather conditions are forecast to remain unsettled over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation.

Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.

This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 23 January 2026, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:38pm, Thursday 22nd January.

Flood Warning Area Details

Ifield Brook, Upper River Mole, Burstow Stream and Salfords Stream including Ifield, Lowfield Heath, Charlwood, Hookwood, Bewbush, Furnace Green, Maidenbower, Crawley, Horley and Copthorne

Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex

Country: England

Counties covered: Surrey, West Sussex

Watercourses covered: Ifield Brook, River Mole, Gatwick Stream, Burstow Stream

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).