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Paddock Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland66 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

50.90444, -0.47230

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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
  • 🅿️Kithurst Hill Car Park 83m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
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
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed rape fields seen through trees

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oilseed rape fields seen through trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PARHAMHistoric site2 km→🌱Millford Grange Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Sullington Parish Hall ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Muntham Court Romano-British siteHistoric site4.9 km→✦Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site600 m→

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