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Anchor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.98880, -0.05491

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Hogweed +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Enchanter's-nightshade, Hornbeam +221 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Hawker, Lesser Stag Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Hawker, Lesser Stag Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: unclassified
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 822 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 822 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 237 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kings WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hatchgate LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Anchor Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site5 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Dolphin Leisure CentreUrban park4.3 km→🦉SCRASE VALLEYNature reserve2.8 km→🌱Lindfield CommonUrban park3.1 km→

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