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Bignor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.05458, -0.46210

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Melick, Pendulous Sedge, Wood Avens +220 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Elder, Bramble +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +267 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +267 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route466 m
Named routeRef 223Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW1352bridleway · 175 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 175 mPath type: bridleway
BW1352bridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: bridleway
BW1352bridleway · 387 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 387 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shortloes Hanger

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shortloes Hanger

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field3.3 km→🐄Fishers Farm ParkVisitor farm3.4 km→

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