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Broadreed Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.01176, 0.20006

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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 184m 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

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 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
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broadreed Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadreed Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walshes ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Adam's Field parkUrban park3.6 km→🦉CROWBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.3 km→🏞️CROWBOROUGHCountry park4.3 km→

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