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Alders Wood

✦ Ancient woodland57 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

50.93065, 0.15018

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Silver Birch, Bramble +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Juziers Drivepublic footpath · 70 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mPath type: residential
Buttsfield Lanepublic footpath · 158 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 158 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west with Bentley wood on the right

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking west with Bentley wood on the right

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Uckfield Millennium GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Framfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→✦Moated site in Moat Wood, 580m east of Halland Park FarmHistoric site1 km→⛪East Hoathly ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦HORSTED PLACEHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Fin FieldUrban park4.6 km→

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