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Great Shear Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.07298, 0.48544

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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 164m 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

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 553 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 553 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Hedgingford Wood in Bedgebury Forest

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Hedgingford Wood in Bedgebury Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park2.4 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→💧Bedgebury VC ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2.6 km→🌱Kilndown (Millennium Green)Urban park4.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Louisa Lake

Frith Wood, BDG

1.0 km→
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Waterfall Dam

Behind Park House, BDG

2.1 km→
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Marshall's Lake

Off Park Lane BDG

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→

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