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The Churchill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.08277, 0.45431

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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

Best for

4 activities

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

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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spire on Bell Bedgebury School

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spire on Bell Bedgebury School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site3.4 km→✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site900 m→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park800 m→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park3.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Marshall's Lake

Off Park Lane BDG

Not High (England Use Only)447 m→
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BDG Pinetum Lower

BDG - Between Leaky Lake & Marshall's Lake

Not High (England Use Only)550 m→
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BDG Pinetum Upper (Leaky Lake)

Next one on from BDG VC

Not High (England Use Only)808 m→

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