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Bentley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.92740, 0.11683

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Elder, Ground-ivy +189 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bentley Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Uckfield Millennium GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Horsted Green ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Selby MeadowsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Framfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Finger post fieldUrban park4.4 km→✦HORSTED PLACEHistoric site2.9 km→

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