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Basden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.05738, 0.48705

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Song Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Song Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog, Ivy +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Small White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Small White +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Hogweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Soper's Lanebridleway · 898 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 898 mPath type: service
Soper's Lanebridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: track
Soper's Lanebridleway · 579 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wet ground, Mopesden Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wet ground, Mopesden Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site3 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park3.2 km→💧Bedgebury VC ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱Hurst Green ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hope FarmUrban park2.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Louisa Lake

Frith Wood, BDG

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Waterfall Dam

Behind Park House, BDG

2.9 km→

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