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Brickyard Wood

21 ha

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

50.98755, -0.35111

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, White Stork, Coot +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, White Stork, Coot +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Selfheal, Blackthorn +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Selfheal, Blackthorn +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Long-winged Cone-head, Speckled Bush-cricket, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 724 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 724 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Green Lanepublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 223Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

English longhorn cattle, Knepp Park

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

English longhorn cattle, Knepp Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🏞️SOUTHWATERCountry park3.7 km→🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦KNEPP CASTLEHistoric site300 m→🌱Public Playing FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4.8 km→

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