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Sheriff's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.04649, 0.23309

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Chant Lanebyway open to all traffic · 805 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 805 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused railway bridge, Sheriff's Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused railway bridge, Sheriff's Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site4.8 km→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site2.5 km→🦉THE GHYLLNature reserve3.6 km→🦉CROWBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.7 km→

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