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Big Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

50.97186, -0.12470

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 80m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 50 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
Green Circle - Walking RelationWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valebridge Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Junction Road to Manor Roadpublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Freeks Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kings WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy CollegeCycling route
Named route
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Theobalds Roadbridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Theobalds Roadbridleway · 184 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Theobalds Roadbridleway · 136 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 136 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Bedelands Nature Reserve

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Bedelands Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cuckfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→🌱St John's ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱St John's ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Ditchling Common Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱The Dolphin Leisure CentreUrban park3.9 km→

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