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Garden Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.12449, -0.02505

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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
  • 🅿️East Grinstead Station 307m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 21

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

41 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 21Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapmans Lanebridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Chapmans Lanebridleway · 363 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 363 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Chapmans Lanebridleway · 110 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

End of Kipling Way onto Garden Wood Road

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

End of Kipling Way onto Garden Wood Road

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🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park600 m→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.7 km→🌱War Memorial GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.7 km→🌱East CourtUrban park1.8 km→

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