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Guessgate Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.91462, -0.35817

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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

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 223Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 223Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Daisy Lanebridleway · 257 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 257 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath south of Guessgate Farm

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath south of Guessgate Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millford Grange Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Ashington Millennium GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Clays FieldUrban park4.3 km→✦Bramber CastleHistoric site4.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→✦Bramber CastleHistoric site4.5 km→

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