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Ashdown Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.72173, -4.30141

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Red Campion, Daisy +16 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Swallow, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Swallow, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Small White +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Small White +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arthonia didyma, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Phaeographis lyellii +3 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Arthonia didyma, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Phaeographis lyellii +3 more · last seen 2013

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Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Panson Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Panson Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott CrossHistoric site3.3 km→✦Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of BellandHistoric site3.6 km→✦Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott CrossHistoric site4 km→

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