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Asylum Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.99626, -0.08975

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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
  • 🅿️Car Park 2 95m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Pilgrim Gardenspublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: residential
Pilgrim Gardenspublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential
Pilgrim Gardenspublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: living_street
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kings WayCycling 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
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gravelye Lanebridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
Petlands Gardensbyway open to all traffic · 103 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 103 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Franklands Village

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Franklands Village

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cuckfield Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱The Dolphin Leisure CentreUrban park1.8 km→🌱Borde HillUrban park3.2 km→✦BORDE HILLHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Ditchling Common Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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