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Birching Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

50.95718, 0.24527

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadow Buttercup, Red Clover +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeves Waypublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
Newnham Waypublic footpath · 266 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 266 mPath type: residential
Newnham Waypublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across pasture to Birching Shaw

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across pasture to Birching Shaw

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✦HEATHFIELD PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)Urban park2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Punnetts Town Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→

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