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Almonds Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.00550, 0.22680

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Blackthorn · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Almonds Wood

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)Urban park3.7 km→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Five AshesUrban park500 m→🌱Tinkers ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌽Garden PlotsAllotments2.9 km→

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