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Church Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.95129, -0.01637

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km

The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Setfords Fieldpublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: residential
St. James Walkpublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 33 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 33 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Sloughbridge Field

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sloughbridge Field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve2.6 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park2.9 km→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site2.8 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field3.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site4.4 km→

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