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Compton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Kevin Gordon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.85348, 0.10629

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 419m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Regional Route 90

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km
Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Heighton Streetbridleway · 750 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 750 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burgh Lane, Firle.

📷 Kevin Gordon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burgh Lane, Firle.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park1.1 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site1.1 km→✦A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill LodgeHistoric site2.4 km→✦Three round barrows W of Bopeep chalk pitHistoric site3 km→✦Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton PlaceHistoric site3.3 km→✦Platform barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a linear round barrow group on Bostal HillHistoric site3.4 km→

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