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Bolney Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.99574, -0.19190

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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 373m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Circle - Walking RelationWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
The Streetpublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: residential
The Streetpublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: service
Big Swing Walkpublic footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgress Hill - Hickstead (A2300) Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bolney Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cuckfield Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→⚽Worsley Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field3.6 km→⚽Batchelor's FieldPlaying field800 m→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌽Courtmead Road AllotmentsAllotments3.6 km→🌱West End Farm Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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