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Andrew's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

50.96706, 0.52959

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Vervain, Lesser Spearwort +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Betulapion simile +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Betulapion simile +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forge Lanebridleway · 164 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 164 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Staplecross Shrub Centre and Nursery off the B2165

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Staplecross Shrub Centre and Nursery off the B2165

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✦Romano-British site S of Bodiam BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→✦A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at BodiamHistoric site4 km→✦Brede High FarmHistoric site2.9 km→✦Robertsbridge AbbeyHistoric site3.1 km→✦Austford FarmHistoric site1.9 km→💧Powdermill ReservoirReservoir3 km→

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